An archive of recent news articles on the topic of alcohol and drugs.
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Cigarette displays encourage teen smoking - ASH survey
23rd July 2008
The more teenagers visit shops where cigarettes are on display, the more likely they are to start smoking, new research by anti-smoking organisation ASH says.
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Party pill contents baffle boffins
22nd July 2008
The Health Ministry is baffled by ingredients in new-generation party pills and has asked scientists to investigate further before deciding whether to recommend a ban.
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Tour hit by doping again, police hold Spaniard
17th July 2008
The Tour de France was hit by doping again early today (NZ time) when Moises Duenas Nevado of the Barloworld team became the second Spaniard to test positive for the blood-boosting erythropoietin (EPO).
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Drug survey shows NZ slipping into 'world's gutters' - expert
16th July 2008
Latest international cannabis use figures prove that New Zealand is descending into "the world's gutters", says outspoken drug education expert Mike Sabin.
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Opiates remain drug of choice
15th July 2008
Christchurch is the nation's injected-drug capital, with users even injecting veterinary tranquiliser and the behavioural drug Ritalin, a new national study shows.
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Auckland Police plan to end 24-hr boozing
10th July 2008
Bars, pubs and clubs will have to send patrons home at 3am under tough new plans to reduce violent crime in Auckland's central city. Police will today submit the plan - which would dramatically alter Auckland's nightlife - to the city council
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Pregnant woman's drink binge
9th July 2008
Police officers concerned about the effect of a pregnant mother's drinking binge on her unborn child have dropped plans to charge the woman, but are calling for tougher laws.
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Call for ban on flavours for tobacco
8th July 2008
The Health Ministry has been ordered to urgently investigate flavoured tobacco and products to make cigarettes taste of fruit, amid anti-smoking groups' fears they are designed to lure children.
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Eight charged with drug offences after police operation
3rd July 2008
A drugs bust in Christchurch yesterday netted more than 50 cannabis plants and 50 ecstasy pills and police warn there is more to come. Police arrested eight people after executing 10 search warrants in Christchurch and Kaiapoi about 8am.
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Drug use high in NZ -- survey
2nd July 2008
New Zealand ranks second only to the United States in a scientific survey of illegal cocaine and cannabis use in 17 countries. The study uses data from the countries participating in the World Health Organisation's (WHO) World Mental Health Survey Initiative.
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