Articles with category: Article
Fixing the cost of alcohol
Will a minimum alcohol floor price help make a dent in New Zealand’s binge drinking culture? Catherine McCullough investigates overseas evidence
When grandparents must step up
Wide-ranging research has laid bare the experiences of grandparents stepping up to raise grandchildren due to their own child’s battle with drugs. It places enormous financial, physical and emotional stress on grandparents at a time when th
Q&A: Dr Huhana Hickey
Dr Huhana Hickey (Ngāti Tahinga, Whakatōhea) is a research fellow at the AUT and an outspoken medical cannabis law reform campaigner.
In memory of Ben Hana
Ben Hana was seen by many as an oddity, but Wellington’s ‘Blanket Man’ was a symptom of a deeper problem and his passing a call to action.
Clearing the smoke
Cannabis is now widely accepted as a medical treatment, but does it have the evidential backing of other medicines? From herbal remedies to clinical therapies, Max Daly investigates the big business of medical cannabis.
Mythbusters: Firms should encourage workplace ‘drinkies’
Last year, media seized on research that seemed to show using alcohol could have incredible benefits in a white collar work environment.
Mythbusters: All heavy drinkers are alcoholics
That guy who is notorious for getting legless at every social gathering might be called an alkie or an alcoholic behind his back. But the label is unlikely to be on the mark, at least not from a diagnostic point of view.
Viewpoints: The BAC and the 'Know your limit' guidelines
At the end of last year, NZ lowered its legal blood alcohol limit. How has that affected drivers and the hospitality industry?
Opinion: This isn't who I was born to be
Drugs can tear families apart. So too can the laws that police them. But family can also motivate users to put their lives back together again, writes Patrick Hilsman.
Many follow the Silk Road trail
Amberleigh Jack embraces the dark side to investigate hidden and illicit drug marketplaces online.
The victims of Russia's war on methadone
Michael Bird reports on the dire consequences of Russia’s harsh anti-drugs crusade in Crimea.
UNGASS 2016: Hopeful global voices
What can the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on the world drug problem achieve? In this feature, we share perspectives from people working in South America, West Africa and Asia and in global development.