An archive of recent news articles on the topic of alcohol and drugs.
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Tobacco giant to put its case to inquiry
11th March 2010
The country's biggest tobacco company will tell a parliamentary committee it will fight for the right to display cigarettes in shops. But Maori MP Hone Harawira will be asking "as many questions as possible" when British-American Tobacco appears today before an inquiry into the tobacco industry and its effects on Maori health – and says the company is simply seeking "ways and means to allow them to continue to sell their poison".
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Alcohol, drugs see pupils expelled
11th March 2010
Two students have been expelled for gross misconduct involving having alcohol and cannabis in school. Three 13-year-old students went before a disciplinary hearing of the school board, after a student took cannabis from home and gave it to friends at school last week. The Nelson Mail reported on Friday that the mother had allegedly given the cannabis to her child to take to school.
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Police seize P precursors worth $3m
10th March 2010
A container loaded with $3 million worth of methamphetamine precursors has been seized after a months-long investigation into Chinese drug importers. Police seized 67kg of the drug ContacNT, which could have been used to manufacture up to 20kg of pure methamphetamine, from a container at the Port of Auckland.
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'P' kids struggle when they start school
10th March 2010
Children born to P-addicted mothers show serious concentration and behaviour problems as they start school. A joint American-New Zealand study has found that when US methamphetamine babies reach the age of 5, many are unable to sit quietly and focus on a single task.
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Twice as many legally hooked
9th March 2010
Prescriptions for codeine-based drugs have doubled in the past five years, raising concern about the number of Kiwis hooked on painkillers. The Alcohol and Drug Association of New Zealand has seen a sharp rise in the number of prescription medication addicts. Counsellors also report an increase in addictions to over-the-counter products such as Nurofen Plus and Panadeine.
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Call for tobacco to be dealt with the same way as meth
9th March 2010
The prospect of a black market springing up to fill the void of legal tobacco sales if the product is banned has been dismissed at a parliamentary inquiry. Many people and organisations have asked the Maori affairs select committee's inquiry into tobacco to support an eventual prohibition on tobacco.
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Lower adult blood alcohol limits a 'no-brainer'
4th March 2010
The Government's failure to immediately commit to lowering blood alcohol limits for adult drivers is "just not good enough", say advocacy organisations. Transport Minister Steven Joyce today released the new Transport Ministry 10-year road safety strategy Safer Journeys.
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Alac welcomes zero drink-drive level for under 20s
4th March 2010
The Alcohol Advisory Council (Alac) has welcomed the Government's commitment to a zero alcohol level for drivers under 20. Council chief executive Gerard Vaughan said Alac had been pushing for some time for a zero limit for young drivers, who are currently have a 30mg blood alcohol limit. He said the council would also like to see the current limit of 80mg per 100ml of blood for adult drivers reduced to 50mg.
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Help may not be a patch on willpower when giving up smoking
3rd March 2010
Like a caring friend they are always there for the would-be former smoker: patches, gums, inhalers, lozenges and under-the-tongue tabs to prop up the fragile willpower when it starts to fall apart. But what if nicotine replacement therapy was really a perfidious ally, capable of understanding and support, but also apt to undermine?
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Former binge-drinker's year without booze
3rd March 2010
CHRIS RAINE'S friends thought he was mad when he proposed a year without alcohol. Social suicide, they cried. And Mr Raine understood their fears. For a man whose weekends were spent with mates in a blur of binge-drinking, self-imposed sobriety was a daunting challenge. But his year off the booze boosted his confidence and provided a unique insight into why young Australians drink themselves into oblivion.
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