Articles with category: Article
Guest editorial: Alcohol, poverty and development
Øystein Bakke writes about alcohol as the two-edged sword of the developing world. Its problems are a burden to families and communities struggling with poverty, but the problems only worsen with rising prosperity.
Mythbusters: One addiction at a time?
Who says people undergoing addiction treatment can't give up smoking at the same time? Mythbusters reveal new evidence and research challenging the myths that have kept smoking interventions out of substance abuse programmes for so long.
Mythbusters: P and tinny houses
Stories about P being pushed at tinny houses are now regular media fare. Just how true are such claims? Mythbusters pick away at the fictions.
Apr 30 2005
Ross Bell: Let's face up to our drinking problem
New Zealand has always prided itself on punching above its weight. Our sporting heroes succeed despite limited resources and the small population, our economy continues to surpass many other comparable nations, and New Zealanders are in dem