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Poor foundations – testing homes for meth gone awry

1 Aug 2016

Russell Brown looks at a poorly informed phenomenon of near hysteria that is putting vulnerable people out onto the street.

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Practicing a public health approach to drugs: 2016 Speaker and Soup season

4 Jul 2016

In 2016 we are finally seeing signs that public health, social support and drug policy do mix.

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Drug policy talk at Q Station, Sydney

7 Jun 2016

Being sequestered at an abandoned quarantine station in Manly provided the perfect location for some deep thinking about drug policy research as Samuel Andrews reports

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Where do you stand?

1 Jun 2016

To keep up pressure for a move to healthy and just ways of dealing with drug problems, New Zealanders are invited to join the global Support. Don’t Punish. day of action.

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May 16
2016

Living Sober members report positive influence

16 May 2016

Valuable support is offered to people giving up drinking on the Living Sober website according to a survey of members conducted late last year.

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May 13
2016

ALERT: spike in synthetic cannabis in the Hawke's Bay

13 May 2016

An alert has been issued today for residents in Hawke's Bay, after a synthetic cannabinoid linked to deaths overseas was detected in the region.

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Mythbusters: gangs target middle class kids

1 May 2016

Minister Judith Collins recently claimed the Head Hunters are working with Black Power and the Mongrel Mob to sell methamphetamine to private high school students. But what evidence is there for this unlikely alliance?

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Drug history: James K Baxter: poetry and political influence

1 May 2016

You may know Hemi Baxter as one of our finest poets, but did you also know that he helped shape our current drug law?

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Q&A: Dr Richard Di Natale

1 May 2016

Australian Greens leader Richard Di Natale worked as doctor before being elected a senator in 2011. He's a strong voice for treating drug abuse as a health issue.