Viewpoints: New tech for drug detection
It’s almost the stuff of science fiction. Will trending new handheld devices for identifying substances become an important and useful detection tool, or are they unnecessary and a potential further intrusion on our civil liberties?
LSD: New Zealand’s LSD history
Redmer Yska tells how LSD rose, fell and is maybe rising again for both recreational and therapeutic uses.
The sky hasn’t fallen on: Australia
Some states in Australia removed criminal penalties for drug use and possession more than a quarter of a century ago, but the sky hasn't fallen in yet.
USA drug policy in the early days of Trump
Just a few months into the new Trump-led America, there’s no clear indication yet as to where his administration will stand on drug law reform.
The myth: Methamphetamine and minors
The statistics say it, the kids say it, health workers say it – “So why won’t society believe that meth dependence among Kiwi kids is rare?” asks Keri Welham
Pounding a Helpful Beat
What would happen if Police and the justice system put less emphasis on punishing people and more on steering them towards support? Catriona MacLennan looks at three recent New Zealand initiatives aimed at reducing drug crime recidivism and
Shifting to drug law that works for Māori: Kaikohe Hui Report
Concerns at worrying levels of drug use within some communities in Northland underpinned calls for action at a hui run by the Drug Foundation in Kaikohe.
US Elections bring big win on cannabis ballots
Amidst the media storm about the election of Donald Trump to President of the United States it was easy to miss the other big news on 8 November 2016: four US states voted by popular ballot to legalise recreational use of cannabis, and a fu
Guest editorial: Sorry … but we just can’t wait around
Rethinking the mental health and addictions system and describing what success would look like is not a job for the faint hearted.