An archive of recent news articles on the topic of alcohol and drugs.
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Gran left girl, 17, in charge of tinnie house
19th November 2008
A 17-year-old girl who looked after her grandmother's tinnie house while she was out has been spared jail, partly because of the influence adults hold over her life.
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Boy, 7, leads police to drugs stash in raid
18th November 2008
A 7-year-old boy helped the police to find hidden drugs during a raid in which his parents were arrested yesterday. Five people were taken into custody after police swooped on a Mt Roskill Housing New Zealand home looking for opiate-based "home bake" drugs.
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Kingdom sues tobacco agents
13th November 2008
RIYADH - Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry has filed a US$34 billion ($59 billion) lawsuit against importers of cigarettes from international tobacco companies, the first such action in the Arab world.
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P put 'Auntie' on fast track to catastrophe
12th November 2008
When Dean Harrison and his family first met Lee Jane Mettam she had clean hair, beautiful teeth and never swore.
But that all vanished when she became addicted to the drug P.
After her P addiction took hold, she was almost unrecognisable, with dreadlocks in her hair, pale skin and rotten teeth. Mettam was angry and had no money, which meant she couldn't afford her next P hit - and when she got desperate, she got dangerous.
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Kerry Katona admits she's an alcoholic
11th November 2008
Kerry Katona has admitted for the first time that she is an alcoholic, according to reports. The former Atomic Kitten singer - who appeared drunk when she slurred her way through a recent interview on a UK TV show.
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No jail time after fourth drink-drive conviction
6th November 2008
A serial drunk driver caught intoxicated behind the wheel of a waste disposal truck has escaped a jail sentence for his fourth drink driving conviction. The 55-year-old truck driver from Manukau appeared in the city’s district court recently and was convicted on three charges – careless driving, driving while forbidden and driving with excess breath alcohol.
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Teens enlist council help in cigarette ban
5th November 2008
Two teenagers have helped to persuade Gisborne district councillors to throw their weight behind banning cigarette displays in shops.
Gisborne has one of the highest levels of child smokers in New Zealand, with 19 per cent of children admitting to lighting up regularly.
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Police raid drug house just metres from school
4th November 2008
Police busted a cannabis tinnie house suspected of supplying school pupils. Four people were arrested during the raid on the house, just metres from an intermediate school. Police found thousands of dollars worth of cash and cannabis after they swooped on the Pt Chevalier property.
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Board calls for tighter curbs on P ingredient
30th October 2008
Auckland health representatives want the controls tightened on sales of a cough and decongestant medicine used to cook up the illegal drug P. The Waitemata District Health Board yesterday voted to ask theGovernment to change the status of pseudoephedrine so that only pharmacists are permitted to sell it.
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Tobacco firms targeting weight-conscious girls
29th October 2008
Tobacco companies are increasingly targeting teenage girls, using cynical marketing ploys that tap into young women's fears about their weight, and introducing "female-friendly" packaging, campaign groups warned yesterday.
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