Articles with category: Media release
Drug Foundation to host David Nutt in Wellington
The New Zealand Drug Foundation is hosting Professor David Nutt for a lunchtime presentation on ‘Drugs without the hot air: minimising the harms of legal and illegal drugs’ in Wellington on Thursday 5 December.
Nov 9 2013
Social and economic factors behind Māori cannabis use
Speakers at the New Zealand Drug Foundations cannabis and health symposium will be shedding more light than heat on the complex issues around the use of cannabis by Māori.
Nov 4 2013
Drink driving drop good news
The New Zealand Drug Foundation supports the Government’s move to lower the allowable blood alcohol limit from 80 to 50 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood for those over 20.
Oct 25 2013
The Great Cannabis Debate
Two heavyweight international drug policy experts will be debating whether a legalised market for cannabis is the best option to reduce harm from cannabis.
Oct 16 2013
International symposium to address fake pot
Questions about what exactly is synthetic cannabis and the latest research on pot imitations will be addressed at the New Zealand Drug Foundation’s Cannabis and Health Symposium in November.
Aug 27 2013
New drug policy needed to prevent young New Zealanders dying
A report released today about the deaths of young New Zealanders from poisoning shows the need for a new drug policy, the New Zealand Drug Foundation said today.
Jul 11 2013
Hooray for healthy drug law
The passing of world leading legislation on new psychoactive substances takes New Zealand a big step closer to healthy drug law, the New Zealand Drug Foundation said today.
May 23 2013
NZ ready for healthy drug law
The overwhelming result in favour of decriminalisation on last night’s The Vote, shows New Zealand is ready to ditch our outdated drug laws and move to health-focused solutions, the New Zealand Drug Foundation said today.
May 8 2013
Legal high law almost there
The New Zealand Drug Foundation today made its submission to the Health Select Committee on the Psychoactive Substances Bill saying it was a good bill but there are improvements to be made.
Mar 11 2013
Forty thousand febfast thanks
By pushing pause on booze for February hundreds of New Zealanders have helped raise over $40,000 to support young people with alcohol and other drug problems.
Dec 11 2012
Alcohol Reform Bill: “Meh”
The passing of the Alcohol Reform Bill into law today was met with a resounding “meh” by the New Zealand Drug Foundation.
Sep 13 2012
Response to volatile substance abuse needed
Communities need to be better supported to address the serious issue of volatile substance abuse (VSA), the New Zealand Drug Foundation said today following the release of the Chief Coroner’s report into recent volatile substance deaths.