Articles with category: Article
Longer course on alcohol and other drugs
In the third of the Whole School Series, Beck Eleven reports on teaching and wider school culture.
Māori MPs reconsider drug law
A succession of reports show that Māori are affected significantly more than Pākehā by our drug laws. Russell Brown looks into the issues and presents the views of 4 Māori MPs.
Unequal treatment before the law
Kelly van Gaalen is a stand-up New Zealander – a real good sort. Right now though, she’s in prison.
The cost of convicting young people
Our criminal justice approach under the Misuse of Drugs Act comes at a high cost to all involved, even just in terms of wasted tax dollars, but it is particularly younger people who bear the brunt of these costs.
Stigma really hurts
Long after someone has given up using drugs, the associated stigma can linger. One person who knows about this is Wellington Drugs Project board member Kate Kerrisk.
Show me the money!
Whether we’re treating drug issues in the health sector or enforcing the Misuse of Drugs Act in the law enforcement and justice sector, addressing drug-related harm isn’t cheap.
A conviction is for life
The consequences of a youthful drug conviction continue to have profound and unfortunate impacts on Barry's life.
Has NZ’s drug law passed its use by date?
A lot can happen in 40 years. The changes we’ve witnessed in Kiwi society are profound. Yet the Misuse of Drugs Act (1975) is essentially the same as the day it was passed.
The UNGASS 2016 primer
The next UNGASS on drugs has been brought forward from 2019 to 2016. That's still a year away, but at a UN level, this amounts to blistering urgency.
Mythbusters: It sounds too much
Estimated values of seized drugs can be mind-bogglingly huge. But are these estimates accurate reflections of the likely street value?
About a drug: Alpha-PVP
Alpha-pyrrolidinovalerophenone is one of a number of recreational drugs in the 'bath salts' (cathinones) family, so called because they resemble bath salts and have sometimes been sold disguised as such.
Q&A: Toni-Marie Matich
Toni-Marie Matich is the co-founder of the NZ branch of United in Compassion, set up to advocate for the introduction of medicinal cannabis.