Without warning
New Zealand has little in the way of a drug early warning system for emerging substances and usage trends. Rob Zorn summarises the issues and looks at a couple of existing systems we could emulate.
We should have known
The recent extraordinary spate of 20 deaths linked with synthetic cannabinoid use could have been avoided. Russell Brown talked with those willing to go on the record about how we got here.
You're invited to talk about what young people do when alcohol causes problems
Young people and professionals are invited to join a workshop in Wellington or Dunedin during September to give ideas about what young people should do when alcohol is causing problems.
New animation explains what every young person needs to know about methamphetamine
New Did You Know education resources for having a conversation about alcohol and other drugs are now available.
Aug 19 2017
Support for cannabis law reform remains high in 2017
Public support for cannabis law reform is as strong as ever, as survey results released today by the NZ Drug Foundation show.
2017 Symposium Video
Watch the presentations from the 2017 Through the maze: Healthy drug law symposium.
Aug 11 2017
'Synthetic cannabis': primer
To get to grips with the tragic situation following reported deaths caused by consumption of unknown drugs, we have answered the key questions about it in this backgrounder.
Shifting to healthy drug law by 2020: 2017 Speaker and Soup
Following our July symposium, we’re keeping up the momentum with a new Speaker and Soup series to show people what Whakawātea te Huarahi is and how we think it will work.
Rūātoki hui
We're hosting a hui in the Rūātoki, Eastern Bay of Plenty, on 31 August 2017 to talk about how drug law harms many Māori, and solutions to this.