Sep 30 2016
Submissions on e-cigs and drug utensils
In September the Drug Foundation made submissions on two Ministry of Health consultation documents: Policy Options for the Regulation of Electronic Cigarettes and Review of Drug Utensils Regulation.
Aug 15 2016
Majority backs cannabis law change
A majority of the public favours a change to the legal status of cannabis according to a new poll commissioned by the NZ Drug Foundation.
Review of Drug Utensils Regulation - submit now!
The Ministry of Health has recently taken an important initial step in addressing one of five priority areas of the National Drug Policy (NDP) by releasing a discussion document on a review of drug utensils regulation.
Q&A: Gilbert Taurua
In May 2016, Gilbert Taurua joined the Drug Foundation to lead a new area of work promoting better drug laws for Māori.
Guest editorial: Complexities and challenges - NZ's Drug Harm Index 2016
Drug harm indexes are complicated methodological tools used to analyse and measure harms resulting from the complicated and complex practice that is drug use.
Viewpoints: A price too far?
In this edition, Viewpoints looks at whether tax increases are an effective public heath tool to reduce tobacco consumption and finds the answer is yes and no – it depends on your perspective.
Veronal: who remembers veronal?
Redmer Yska delves into the dramatic side effects of a once-popular barbiturate.
Breaking the ice- how we will get through Australia's methamphetamine crisis
Worried that parents were getting misinformation about out-of-control methamphetamine use in Australia, Matt Noffs wrote a book to reassure people not to panic.
Portugal: putting health and welfare at the centre of drug policy
With solid evidence showing punitive approaches to drugs do not work, the question that arises is what to do instead? In this first instalment of a Matters of Substance series on innovative drug policies in different countries, we look at P