There has been a proliferation of anti-meth approaches across the Antipodes based more on fear than facts. Nicole Lee uncovers some of the false rhetoric.
Kali Mercier, the Drug Foundation’s Senior Advocacy and Policy Adviser, explains why drug law reform should be an important election issue this year.
It’s almost the stuff of science fiction. Will trending new handheld devices for identifying substances become an important and useful detection tool, or are they unnecessary and a potential further intrusion on our civil liberties?
Redmer Yska tells how LSD rose, fell and is maybe rising again for both recreational and therapeutic uses.
Some states in Australia removed criminal penalties for drug use and possession more than a quarter of a century ago, but the sky hasn't fallen in yet.
Just a few months into the new Trump-led America, there’s no clear indication yet as to where his administration will stand on drug law reform.
The statistics say it, the kids say it, health workers say it – “So why won’t society believe that meth dependence among Kiwi kids is rare?” asks Keri Welham
What would happen if Police and the justice system put less emphasis on punishing people and more on steering them towards support? Catriona MacLennan looks at three recent New Zealand initiatives aimed at reducing drug crime recidivism and
Concerns at worrying levels of drug use within some communities in Northland underpinned calls for action at a hui run by the Drug Foundation in Kaikohe.