Drugs

Be wise.

Consider this: drug money directly funds the nasty people - do you really want to be doing so?

If you or anyone you know is likely to take any other drugs at Glastonbury, click here - it could save a life.

Other drugs are no more legal at Glastonbury than anywhere else, and you are subject to the Misuse of Drugs Act as elsewhere in the UK. The site is policed by both uniformed and plain clothes officers.

If you are foolish enough to experiment with drugs, this really isn't the place to start. The whole Festival experience is quite surreal and gives your senses enough of a challenge just taking it all in without you confusing them any further. You might get very insecure, paranoid or distressed in large crowds. If you want to find out more about drugs click here.

If drugs are part of your lifestyle you'll know the sense in not buying anything from dealers at the Festival. The likelihood of getting ripped off is high, whether with fake substances or short deals, and with pills, powders and liquids there is a risk that what you buy could be harmful and even life threatening.

The police have made big efforts in recent years to crack down on the sale of drugs at the Festival. People do get busted every year, and the Festival can have offenders thrown off the site, and refused re-admission.

The Festival has a strict drugs policy which is applied in full. Click here for the details.

If you smoke cigarettes or tobacco be aware that you might be tempted to smoke much more heavily than you usually do, and you may get a sore throat or a cough.

Beer and other forms of alcohol are more of a feature at the Festival these days compared to 15-20 years ago (Infoman remembers !) when perhaps other forms of drug-taking were not so well-policed. Unfortunately some drinkers don't know when they've had enough, and some succumb to peer pressure to drink stupidly. Pissed people can be very irksome ! If you're not a meat-head, avoid hanging around the bars in the main commercial parts of the site as the night draws on : find the more pleasant bars further away from the main stages. If your friends are becoming too drunk suggest getting some food and an alternative kind of drink. There are plenty to choose from. Don't play puerile macho drinking head-games : you'll all have a much better Festival if you avoid poisoning yourself with booze, and if no-one throws up in your tent.

Drunk six pints? How long till you're safe to drive?
The Answer: 12 Hours
Don't drive under the influence of drink or drugs when leaving the Festival. For more information visit www.brake.org.uk

Articles

Related Areas

News Stories

General Links

PlayLouder

   
     
Sound & Vision Filming at the Festival Webcasts Radio TV      The DVD The Film
Red Zone Arrival Information Camping Camper Vans Orange Information Medical Crime and Security Places of Worship
Blue Zone Acoustic Stage OneWorld Stage Kidz Field Leftfield
Purple Zone Pyramid Stage Other Stage New Tent Dance Tent Cinema
Theatre Zone Cabaret Circus Big Top
Green Zone Craft Field Fields of Avalon Green Futures Green Kids Greenpeace Field Healing Field Kings Meadow Lost Vagueness Poetry and Speakers The Glade The Green Roadshow Tipi Field