Growing alternatives
The UN has been encouraging development of alternative crops in poorer drug-producing countries for over a decade. Results have been mixed.
Synthetic solutions: the global response to ‘legal’ highs
A vast array of new psychoactive substances, rapidly spread via online sources, is causing havoc for law and policy makers worldwide.
Jan 28 2014
febfast: prizes, events, friends
New Zealanders are four days away from embarking on the febfast challenge and a chance to feel healthier, win prizes, and help support young people and their families with alcohol and drug problems.
Jan 21 2014
Kicking off febfast with a bang!
The febfast challenge is kicking with a bang this year with two awesome events, febfast coordinator Natalia Albert said today.
Jan 13 2014
febfast registration free for an alcohol free February
febfast registration free for an alcohol free February
Nov 28 2013
Research links cannabis use with psychosis
Chronic cannabis use in early adolescence can make some people up to 11 times more likely to develop schizophrenia, the New Zealand Drug Foundation's Cannabis and Health Symposium in Auckland has been told.
Nov 28 2013
Online therapy tool to help people with pot
An innovative online therapy to help people reduce or stop their use of cannabis was launched today in Auckland.
Nov 28 2013
Drug law enforcement discriminates against Māori
Māori are significantly more likely to be arrested and convicted for cannabis offences because drug laws are enforced in a discriminatory way, a Cannabis and Health Symposium heard in Auckland today.
Cannabis risks underestimated
People who use cannabis generally under appreciate how easily they could become dependent and often mistakenly believe the drug has no real health risks, the New Zealand Drug Foundation's Cannabis and Health Symposium was told today.