An archive of recent news articles on the topic of alcohol and drugs.
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Warning over potentially lethal party pills
15th January 2009
West Coast young people are being urged to steer clear of a potentially lethal new recreational drug similar to amphetamine. West Coast District Health Board alcohol and drugs service co-ordinator Dr Margaret Adams said she had had several reports of some opiate-based party pills being sold to teenagers and young people in Westport and Greymouth. The pills were a potentially lethal cocktail and could be extremely addictive.
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Stolen acid enough to inundate Bay with P
14th January 2009
The theft of a tonne of a highly toxic liquid chemical used to manufacture P would be enough to supply almost four pipes for every person in the Bay of Plenty. The Mt Maunganui factory burgled of the hypophosphorous acid - which has a street value of up to $10 million - will stop using the chemical after two thefts in two years.
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Stolen P ingredient could net thieves $10m, say police
13th January 2009
One tonne of a highly toxic liquid chemical stolen from a Mt Maunganui factory at the weekend could be used to manufacture P with a street value of up to $10 million.
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Higher death rate among girls linked to liberal liquor laws
8th January 2009
The struggling health sector took another knock in November with news that the death rate for teenage girls had risen. Alcohol was the main culprit. All other age and gender groups registered declining death rates in Statistics New Zealand's latest life tables, continuing a gradual lengthening of the human lifespan that dates back to the origins of modern medicine in the early years of the Industrial Revolution.
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Govt to look at tougher drink-drive limits
7th January 2009
A lower blood-alcohol limit for drivers will be back on the Government's agenda soon as part of a new road safety strategy. Justice Minister Simon Power said the strategy would "address the issue" of New Zealand's legal limit of 0.8 grams of alcohol for each litre of blood.
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Northern beach liquor ban made permanent
23rd December 2008
A permanent liquor ban on Whangarei beaches came into effect yesterday.
District councillors approved amendments to the liquor bylaw last week so that the ban could come into force before Christmas. The bylaw was tried in the district for a year from November 1, 2007. A proposal to permanently ban alcohol from Whangarei beaches at all times attracted just one objection.
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New cannabis type prompts call for action
22nd December 2008
A new breed of powerful cannabis and ballooning costs in treating its health effects have led to calls for urgent action, including drug education for primary school children.
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Eight children overdose on mood drugs
18th December 2008
Eight children have been taken to Hawke's Bay Hospital after overdosing on prescription-only pills. Police said the children, aged between seven and 13, were at a Flaxmere house on Saturday night when they took the pills. "They were playing together. There was a large amount of prescription drugs and basically the kids got stuck into them," a spokeswoman said.
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Ex-All Black Hewitt to educate soldiers on alcohol
17th December 2008
Former All Blacks hooker Norm Hewitt is to teach soldiers about alcohol abuse after eight servicemen were sent home from East Timor after drinking on duty. In one incident in September, six of the Burnham-based men got drunk at two bars and a cafe in a United Nations barracks while armed with rifles, instead of going on their assigned patrol of Dili
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Kiwi on Thai drugs charges
16th December 2008
A Kiwi racing driver could face up to 20 years in a Thai prison after being arrested for allegedly attempting to sell drugs in a Phuket nightclub.
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