About a drug: Dabbing and BHO
Dabbing is a relatively new way of smoking cannabis involving highly concentrated extracts known as BHO (short for either ’butane honey oil’ or ’butane hash oil’).
Q&A: Beau Kilmer
Before Beau Kilmer's keynote address at the Australasian Drug and Alcohol Strategy Conference in Brisbane, we invited the RAND Corporation researcher to visit the Drug Foundation.
Guest editorial: Equally Well
An initiative to address unequal access to physical health care received by people receiving mental health and addiction treatment is already paying off.
Viewpoints: Looking back to 1975 law reform
Four decades ago, the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 was making its way through Parliament. Politicians, experts, commentators and the public were all fervently debating the merits of drug policy and enforcement.
Opinion: Make love not war
Kyle MacDonald talks to author Johann Hari about his new book Chasing the Scream.
Viewpoints: Straight edge: the discipline
One musical genre explicitly rejects the excesses of drugs and alcohol and embraces a drug-free lifestyle. Richie Hardcore explains what underpins Straight Edge culture and how it’s shaped his life.
“We’re not here to judge.”
At Aorere College, it is rare for young people to be permanently kicked out of school for drug-related incidents. Instead, students are supported to change while remaining within the school community.
Students skip suspension, get support instead
Matters of Substance is looking into new approaches to protecting young people from drug-related harm . In this issue, Keri Welham outlines the Whole School approach on trial at Aorere College in Auckland.
Dry times
In the weeks leading up to Easter this year, there were numerous reports of a nationwide ’cannabis drought’. Cameron Price investigates.