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Support for end to alcohol conscience voting
Wednesday, 13 May 2009, 12:35 pm | NZ Drug Foundation
The New Zealand Drug Foundation has endorsed the Law Commission's call to all political parties to end their practice of conscience voting on alcohol law. More >>
Harsh cannabis laws defy good sense – Expert
Thursday, 19 February 2009, 10:35 am | NZ Drug Foundation
Drug legislation and policy tend to focus too much on enforcement and tough-talk and too little on evidence about what really works, a visiting expert told the Healthy Drug Law Symposium in Wellington today. The result is often irrational laws that ... More >>
Drug Policy Symposium opens in Wellington
Wednesday, 18 February 2009, 11:16 am | NZ Drug Foundation
The International Drug Policy Symposium – Through the Maze: Healthy Drug Law, was opened this morning by Hon Peter Dunne, Associate Minster of Health. More >>
Drug policy symposium an unprecedented event
Tuesday, 17 February 2009, 3:12 pm | NZ Drug Foundation
Organisers are calling this week's Healthy Drug Law Symposium the most significant drug policy discussion in New Zealand's history. More >>
Time for political consensus on alcohol
Wednesday, 6 August 2008, 1:21 pm | NZ Drug Foundation
The Drug Foundation is urging all political parties to support a new alcohol bill announced by the government today, saying the bill addresses key weaknesses in our current liquor law through amendments which shouldn't be politically contentious. More >>
Drug Foundation welcomes PM to alcohol debate
Tuesday, 17 June 2008, 11:14 am | NZ Drug Foundation
The New Zealand Drug Foundation has welcomed the Prime Minister’s entry into the long running debate about the proliferation of liquor outlets in communities. More >>
Moratorium, Analysis of New Party Pills Urged
Monday, 31 March 2008, 9:55 am | NZ Drug Foundation
On the eve of the BZP party pill ban, the New Zealand Drug Foundation has called for a voluntary moratorium on sales of all new non-BZP party pills until an independent analysis has been carried out to determine their risk. More >>
Drug Foundation cautions 'careful' party pill use
Wednesday, 19 March 2008, 3:27 pm | NZ Drug Foundation
The Drug Foundation is cautioning users on 'careful' use of party pills containing benzylpiperazine (BZP) as Easter approaches, and Parliament this week passed a Bill making BZP-based party pills illegal from 1 April. More >>
Drug Policy Roundtable challenged
Wednesday, 20 February 2008, 12:15 am | NZ Drug Foundation
Significant harm reduction to the people of New Zealand or simplistic political rhetoric. Those were presented as the alternatives to attendees at the Drug Policy Roundtable in Wellington this morning, during the opening address by Tim Harding, Chair of the ... More >>
Give New Zealand a say in global drug policy
Friday, 15 February 2008, 4:56 pm | NZ Drug Foundation
Consultation to give New Zealand a say in global drug policy New Zealand Drug Foundation 15 February 2008 More >>
Experts to debate New Zealand drug laws
Friday, 15 February 2008, 4:54 pm | NZ Drug Foundation
Drug policy makers, health professionals and politicians meet in Wellington next week to discuss the future of New Zealand's drug laws and policies. A select group of 30 senior policy makers and six members of parliament, will attend the 2008 Parliamentary ... More >>
Experts to debate New Zealand drug laws
Thursday, 14 February 2008, 9:42 am | NZ Drug Foundation
Drug policy makers, health professionals and politicians meet in Wellington next week to discuss the future of New Zealand's drug laws and policies. A select group of 30 senior policy makers and six members of parliament, will attend the 2008 Parliamentary ... More >>
Consultation to give NZ say in global drug policy
Thursday, 14 February 2008, 9:41 am | NZ Drug Foundation
A greater community voice in United Nations global drug policy is the goal of a historic forum to be held in Wellington 18-19 February. More >>
(NZ) Pacific Peoples More Vulnerable To Dependency
Wednesday, 7 November 2007, 4:21 pm | NZ Drug Foundation
New Zealand-born Pacific peoples are twice as likely to suffer from mental disorders, and experience higher rates of alcohol dependency, compared with those born in the Pacific says a leading Pacific psychiatrist. More >>
Stop Illegal Prescription Drug Use
Tuesday, 6 November 2007, 5:17 pm | NZ Drug Foundation
There are calls for the Ministry of Health to crack down on the illegal use of prescription drugs. More >>
Two Drinks A Day May Not Keep The Doctor Away
Tuesday, 6 November 2007, 4:45 pm | NZ Drug Foundation
It may be a myth that moderate drinking is good for the heart, says Dr Graham Gulbransen, of Community Alcohol and Drug Services (CADS), Auckland. More >>
Factors Predicting Heavier Alcohol Consumption
Tuesday, 6 November 2007, 12:29 am | NZ Drug Foundation
Interviews with 14 to17 year olds indicate that the ready availability of alcohol is a factor in how often they drink and how much they drink on a typical occasion. More >>
It's high time we talked about pot
Thursday, 1 November 2007, 10:01 am | NZ Drug Foundation
Bud, chronic, dak, dope, ganja, grass, maryjane, reefer and skunk. We all know the slang terms for cannabis. Half of us have tried it, and one-in-eight uses it regularly. More >>
It's high time we talked about pot
Thursday, 1 November 2007, 9:41 am | NZ Drug Foundation
Bud, chronic, dak, dope, ganja, grass, maryjane, reefer and skunk. We all know the slang terms for cannabis. Half of us have tried it, and one-in-eight uses it regularly. More >>
Alcohol Review Over Promises, Under Delivers
Wednesday, 17 October 2007, 11:48 am | NZ Drug Foundation
The Drug Foundation today described the government's alcohol policy proposals as feeble, saying they are a soft political response to a serious health issue. The foundation also criticised justice minister Mark Burton for recommending only limited ... More >>
