Glastonbury Festival

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 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

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