Articles with category: Media release
Major change to drug laws still needed despite Police report showing some progress
A recent Police report into the impact of drug law changes shows that despite some improvement, huge inequities remain.
Oct 27 2021
Accusations could worsen outbreak
The NZ Drug Foundation is warning that comments made in the media blaming the ‘underbelly of Te Awamutu’ and drug use for the spread of Covid-19 could cause the area’s outbreak to worsen.
Drug Foundation turns to Givealittle to fund life-saving overdose medicine
The Drug Foundation has set up a Givealittle to help fund the distribution of naloxone, to mark International Overdose Awareness Day.
The Level launches to address drug harm
Future harm reduction hinges on law change
The Drug Foundation is calling for a ‘public interest’ exemption to be added to the country’s drug laws to enable quicker and easier establishment of future harm reduction initiatives.
Jun 16 2021
Gower is right
Following Patrick Gower’s documentary On P, we call on the government to fund the roll out of the successful Te Ara Oranga programme.
Mar 10 2021
Dr Reti’s medicinal cannabis bill highlights flaws in current system
Private members bill from Dr Shane Reit highlights how the current medicinal scheme has left patients with huge barriers to access.
Mar 8 2021
New poll shows overwhelming support for reform of cannabis laws
A new poll show the vast majority of voters want cannabis either legalised or decriminalised.
Jan 12 2021
New figures show drug checking services have reduced harm - but more could be done
KnowYourStuffNZ figures: People are choosing not to take the harmful cathinone eutylone, after discovering they had unwittingly purchased it.
Demand for treatment outstrips supply, as Kiwis continue to be convicted for minor drug offences
The Drug Foundation's annual State of the Nation report highlights increasing demand for treatment and impacts of 2019 law change.
Timely decision on festival drug checking will save lives
We are thrilled by Health Minister Andrew Little’s announcement providing legal certainty for drug checking this year.
Margin narrows on referendum result: A clear mandate for change
The Drug Foundation accepts that the Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill is now unlikely to be put forward to Parliament in its current form, but asks the Government to acknowledge that the vote is extremely close.