Feb 18 2009
What alternative to the War on Drugs?
Drug control in the form of prohibition or a ‘War on Drugs’ has been a spectacular failure, a visiting American expert told a symposium in Wellington today. However, he says the alternative is not to abandon the effort altogether, but to fi
Feb 18 2009
Communities need to re-think drug attitudes
Not my family, and never my child. Tony Trimingham says that, like most people, he knew little about drug-taking and thought it wasn't something that would ever affect him. Then he discovered his son, Damien, was using heroin.
Feb 16 2009
Drug policy symposium an unprecedented event
Organisers are calling this week’s Healthy Drug Law Symposium the most significant drug policy discussion in New Zealand’s history.
Through the maze - healthy drug law reform
The Law Commission's review of the Misuse of Drugs Act cannot come soon enough. The Drug Foundation has some ideas about how a new Act should look, based on 30 years of experience and evidence.
Mythbusters: Ketamine: not just for horses, also for badgers
The media's delight in describing ketamine as a horse tranquiliser is doing nothing to help convey a clear understanding of relative drug harm.
Sentencing for serious drug crime - How tough are we?
What could be a worse crime than dealing drugs? Not much, according to our criminal justice system.
A matter of trust
Worried parents resorting to drug tests may also be testing the relationships they have with their kids.
Mythbusters: Drinking during hard times: Wheres the proof?
It's commonly believed that we drink more when times get tough economically, but the data suggests that ain't necessrily so.
Not what the doctor ordered
A full understanding of the seriousness of our prescription drug misuse problem is only now beginning to emerge. It seems the 'drug seeker' is alive and unwell in New Zealand.