An archive of recent news articles on the topic of alcohol and drugs.
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Driver nearly six times over legal limit
31st March 2010
A Northland driver was so drunk his blood alcohol level exceeded the breathalyser's maximum range when he was stopped by police. A blood test later revealed the man was nearly six times over the legal limit - ranking him among the 10 highest recorded drink-drivers in New Zealand.
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Don't drink: message in a bottle for pregnant women
31st March 2010
PREGNANT women would be warned of the dangers of drinking on every bottle of beer, wine and spirits in a plan to broaden food labelling laws. First a government-appointed panel of legal, food and nutrition experts must determine if alcohol should be subjected to the same level of labelling scrutiny as other foods, a public hearing into the review heard yesterday.
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Docs urge ban on smoking in cars when kids present
30th March 2010
Kiwi doctors want adults to be banned from smoking in cars containing children. The ban is already in place in several Australian states. Two years ago Tasmania introduced an on-the-spot fine of $110. A ban in New Zealand would mean anyone under the age of 18 - the current legal age for smoking - would be classed as a child.
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UK govt to ban 'legal high' mephedrone
30th March 2010
LONDON - The British government says it will criminalise mephedrone, after the drug known by party revellers as "meow meow" or "MCAT" was linked to several deaths. Home Secretary Alan Johnson said he would ban the drug after receiving advice from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, a committee of scientists.
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Cycling: Valverde's drug shame a shaggy dog tale
25th March 2010
Lance Armstrong could not have been more wrong. Five years ago, after a picturesque but particularly tough ride in the French Alps, the soon-to-be seven-time winner of the Tour de France declared that Alejandro Valverde had all the makings of cycling's Next Big Thing.
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P pipe charge after car seen weaving on motorway
24th March 2010
The driver of a car seen bouncing off concrete barriers as it weaved along the Wellington motorway has been charged with possession of a P pipe. The woman, who did not have a licence, was detained by members of the public after stopping suddenly north of Johnsonville last Friday evening and failed the new compulsory impairment test by police, Senior Constable Bruce Pauling told The Dominion Post.
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Police back rise in drinking age
24th March 2010
Police have said today they support proposals to increase the minimum drinking age and close bars earlier. Police this morning released its submission to the Law Commission on the reform of liquor laws. Among changes police said they would like to see are: • A reduction in the trading hours of licensed premises; • An increase in the purchase age;
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Customs reviewing party drug imports
23rd March 2010
Customs says it is reviewing the way it targets rising levels of imports of the party drug mephedrone, which has been linked to some deaths in Europe. A Class C drug in New Zealand, the stimulant has been increasingly abused, with British police this week linking it to two deaths.
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Britain set to ban NZ's new killer party drug
23rd March 2010
A substance used by British youngsters as a party drug is set to be banned after it was linked to the deaths of two teenagers. British police said Louis Wainwright and Nicholas Smith, both 19, were found dead in separate locations after having taken mephedrone.
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Strong party drug may be replacing ecstasy - police
18th March 2010
Quantities of a party drug linked to the death of two teenagers in Britain have been intercepted by New Zealand Customs officials, with police fearing a strong version of mephedrone is in use here as a substitute for ecstasy. British police said mephedron contributed to the deaths of Louis Wainwright, 18, and Nicholas Smith, 19, who died on Monday, The Times in London reported.
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