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Positive first step to change drinking culture

Thursday, 9 June 2005, 8:53 am | NZ Drug Foundation

The New Zealand Drug Foundation has congratulated the New Zealand Parliament for the wise decision to send the Sale of Liquor Amendment (Youth Alcohol Harm Reduction) Bill to select committee for consideration. More >>

Website Launched To Promote Drinking Age Issue

Tuesday, 24 May 2005, 4:03 pm | NZ Drug Foundation

The New Zealand Drug Foundation today launched an online resource to promote the return of the drinking age to 20 years. More >>

A needle in the side of public safety

Monday, 23 May 2005, 4:01 pm | NZ Drug Foundation

The New Zealand Drug Foundation today criticised the Health Select Committee for turning its back on public health advice regarding the possession of needles used for injecting drugs. More >>

Party pills regulations come at right time

Monday, 23 May 2005, 12:37 am | NZ Drug Foundation

The proposed changes to the Misuse of Drugs Act to include a new schedule to control - but not ban - party pills couldn't have come at a better time, New Zealand Drug Foundation executive director Ross Bell said today. More >>

A chance for drink mistake to be corrected

Wednesday, 4 May 2005, 1:01 pm | NZ Drug Foundation

The New Zealand Drug Foundation welcomed today's announcement that Progressive MP Matt Robson's private member's bill, seeking to return the drinking age to 20, was drawn from the parliamentary members' ballot. More >>

Foundation Welcomes Alcohol Advertising Inquiry

Wednesday, 9 March 2005, 5:39 pm | NZ Drug Foundation

The Drug Foundation today welcomed the commitment by Government to undertake a Government-led inquiry into alcohol advertising. More >>

8 Point Plan For Action On Alcohol

Monday, 28 February 2005, 12:41 am | NZ Drug Foundation

Alcohol is the fifth leading cause of death globally (third in ‘western/developed’ nations). In New Zealand, over 1000 deaths are attributed to alcohol every year. More >>

Regulation, not prohibition, urged for party pills

Thursday, 10 February 2005, 12:20 am | NZ Drug Foundation

The New Zealand Drug Foundation today urged parliament's Health Select Committee to support the creation of a fourth schedule to the Misuse of Drugs Act. More >>

MPs sell-out on alcohol advertising

Thursday, 9 December 2004, 11:43 am | NZ Drug Foundation

The decision by the Health Select Committee to reject an inquiry into the effects of alcohol advertising is a victory for the liquor industry - and a blow to the social and public health of New Zealand, the New Zealand Drug Foundation said today. More >>

Scrap penalties for needle possession

Wednesday, 24 November 2004, 12:09 am | NZ Drug Foundation

The New Zealand Drug Foundation today called for the removal of all penalties for the possession of needles by intravenous drug users, saying it would achieve a greater public good in reducing rates of HIV and hepatitis infections. More >>

Drug Foundation backs drinking age review

Monday, 15 November 2004, 1:13 pm | NZ Drug Foundation

The New Zealand Drug Foundation today welcomed calls by Progressive MP Matt Robson for parliament to review the minimum purchase age for alcohol. More >>

Foundation Comments on Annual Crime Statistics

Thursday, 26 August 2004, 2:06 pm | NZ Drug Foundation

The New Zealand Drug Foundation has mixed views about the drug and alcohol crime statistics released today by the Police Commissioner. More >>

New Chance To Correct The Drinking Age

Monday, 16 August 2004, 11:20 am | NZ Drug Foundation

The Drug Foundation welcomes the second chance Parliament has to return the drinking age to 20. More >>

Funding injection for Drug Foundation

Tuesday, 25 May 2004, 2:21 pm | NZ Drug Foundation

A funding increase of $1.1 million over four years for the New Zealand Drug Foundation is part of a $14.6 million package to protect victims of drugs announced today by Associate Health Minister, Jim Anderton. More >>

Select Committee Cannabis inquiry report released

Friday, 8 August 2003, 3:33 pm | NZ Drug Foundation

The Drug Foundation supports many of the recommendations of the inquiry. Spokesperson for the Foundation Sally Jackman said; “We agree with its recommendation that more useful information on cannabis should be readily available. In 1995 the Drugs Advisory ... More >>

NZDF: Ad Standards Authority Voluntary Code A Joke

Monday, 4 August 2003, 3:28 pm | NZ Drug Foundation

New Zealand Drug Foundation thinks the recommendations of the Advertising Standards Authority Review Committee to change it own voluntary code on alcohol advertising released last Friday are a joke. More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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