Articles with category: Article
The little community clinic that could
A formal evaluation suggests the Christchurch Hepatitis C Community Clinic has a thing or two to show the world.
Mythbusters - Death by withdrawal
Can a person chronically dependent on alcohol really die if they abruptly stop drinking? Or is this just another clever excuse not to part with their drug of choice?
Mythbusters: Dope driving: I'm a safer driver when I'm stoned - crap or fact?
Many pot smokers who smoke and drive will say they're fine to get behind the wheel. Mythbusters looks at the evidence to see whether this is really so.
Viewpoints: Should New Zealand introduce drug courts?
Drug courts are effective in helping offenders face up to their addictions and get the help they need. Or are they just an expensive waste of time? You decide.
Guest editorial: Drug courts - there is a better way
Gerald Waters lost a dear friend to a repeat drunk driver and became bewildered at our justice system's failure to address substance use as a root cause of so much crime. He now wants a drug court in New Zealand.
Playing Russian roulette
Seems the inventor of the psychoactive chemicals found in synthetic cannabis products has little nice to say about the profiteering purveyors of these untested chemical compounds.
Mob Mumzys moving and shaking
Mongrel Mob women in Porirua are taking positive steps to make better life choices in an environment where drinking and drug taking are the norm.
The benefit in doubt
Welfare beneficiaries who use alcohol and drugs are likely to be targeted under a new, tougher regime if recommendations by the Welfare Working Group are introduced. The government-appointed group has found the current system is too permiss
Viewpoints - Should ibogaine be an approved drug treatment?
In our third segment looking objectively at both sides of a contentious issue, we consider whether ibogaine should be approved as a treatment for withdrawal and dependence.
More cool to stay at school
A number of CAYADs are working to develop evidence-based alternatives to help keep kids in school instead of excluding or suspending them.
Interview with Steve Walsh
Steve Walsh is now sober and enjoying a life of mountain biking and art galleries. Steve talks to Keri Welham.
Hello Sunday Morning
We talk with Chris Raine, a remarkable young Australian whose innovative and courageous online programme is helping many question and overcome the prominence of alcohol in their daily lives and culture.