Dec 4 2018
Mental Health and Addictions Inquiry says treat drugs as a health issue
Recommendation for government action on alcohol and other drugs, including removing criminal sanctions for personal drug use and providing a broader range of health interventions instead, are welcomed.
Nov 29 2018
Open letter to PM calls for addiction treatment funding boost
Gaps in access to addiction treatment have prompted 30 organisations to issue an open letter to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
Nov 29 2018
Statement on government’s updated medicinal cannabis bill
Useful changes to the government’s medicinal cannabis bill were announced today, but the Drug Foundation says many patients will be disappointed.
International Indigenous Drug Policy Network Launched
An new international indigenous network for drug law reform was launched on 27 November at Healing Our Spirit Worldwide – The Eighth Gathering, in Sydney, Australia.
Nov 21 2018
Synthetics drugs crisis prompts petition calling for boost to health support
A petition calling on the Prime Minister to back up her call to treat drug use as a health issue is live now. Please sign!
1-day symposium: Cannabis Conundrums and Other Drug Policy Challenge
A one day course exploring what it means to put in place a public health approach to drugs, and how do we get there. Wellington, 26 February 2019.
Preview of Living Sober's new look and usability improvements
After a year of work behind the scenes, Living Sober is relaunching with a whole new look and feel.
Drug law reform stacks up in dollar terms - new report
Cost benefit analysis undertaken by Sense Partners shows that the benefits of a package of drug law reform measures will outweight the costs.
Q&A: Jenny Valentish
enny Valentish is a journalist and novelist. Her latest book Woman of Substances is part memoir and part investigation into the relationship between gender, trauma and addiction