International drug reform is happening – just not as we expected
Reform of international drug policy seems inevitable, but questions remain. John Collins asks some of them.
There’s an app for that
There are new apps and programs designed to help your sobriety, but can technology replace face-to-face recovery?
Erowid et al
Politics, the law and logistics make it difficult to provide frank, up-to-date information on psychoactive drugs. That’s where websites like Erowid and Bluelight come in.
Oh, Vienna!
For some, the 57th Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna this year was disappointing. For others, there were glimmers of hope.
ChEckiT out
The dance party scene is renowned for being up with the latest and best dance-enhancing substances. ChEckiT helps party goers make good decisions.
Will they ever learn?
If a student turns up to class stoned, they might be kicked out of school. Or they might receive drug counselling and be excluded from attending their school ball. Which is better?
Apr 28 2014
Use powers in existing law says Drug Foundation
The announcement of changes to the Psychoactive Substances Act to remove currently approved ‘legal highs' from sale is disappointing due to its political nature, and will lead to stockpiling and black-market sales the New Zealand Drug Found
Apr 23 2014
Op-ed: Law change a comedown for legal high industry
Novel psychoactive substances first appeared in 2001, since then governments have repeatedly failed in attempts to ban this problem away because the legal high industry simply creates new chemicals to evade bans.
Feb 20 2014
1/3 of NZ families affected by alcohol and drug problems
A third of New Zealanders have a family member who has experienced negative effects in their life due to alcohol or drug use, research commissioned by the New Zealand Drug Foundation has shown.