Articles with category: Article
e-Support for sobriety
A growing number of people are turning to the internet for help with their sobriety. Matt Calman talks to the trailblazers of three thriving online communities.
Appealing for community
Rob Zorn returns to Cannons Creek school after their successful opposition to a nearby off-licence.
Poor foundations – testing homes for meth gone awry
Russell Brown looks at a poorly informed phenomenon of near hysteria that is putting vulnerable people out onto the street.
Mythbusters: gangs target middle class kids
Minister Judith Collins recently claimed the Head Hunters are working with Black Power and the Mongrel Mob to sell methamphetamine to private high school students. But what evidence is there for this unlikely alliance?
Drug history: James K Baxter: poetry and political influence
You may know Hemi Baxter as one of our finest poets, but did you also know that he helped shape our current drug law?
Q&A: Dr Richard Di Natale
Australian Greens leader Richard Di Natale worked as doctor before being elected a senator in 2011. He's a strong voice for treating drug abuse as a health issue.
Guest editorial: Substance Addiction Bill briefing
Vanessa Caldwell, head of the addiction workforce development group Matua Raki, explains what is in the new compulsory treatment bill currently before the House.
Viewpoints: Introducing lockout laws
Lockout laws may just be the next weapon in New Zealand's arsenal against late night alcohol-fuelled violence. But just how effective are they?
Opinion: Telling it like it is
Our Board Chairman Tuari Potiki told the United Nations General Assembly that indigenous voices must be part of the drug policy debate.
The snowball and the avalanche: medical cannabis in Australia
Stories of personal suffering are appearing more frequently in the Australian news, and that's paved the way for medical cannabis. Andrew McMillen reports on what's happening over the ditch.
To test or not to test
Drug testing in schools is rejected by some and embraced by others. So what is the score, asks Naomi Arnold.
Where are we at with alcohol reform?
It's been 4 years since new liquor laws passed. They were supposed to reduce problematic consumption of alcohol without impinging on responsible drinkers, have they been successful?