An archive of recent news articles on the topic of alcohol and drugs.
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Hiding ciggies 'is mad'
1st June 2007
Tobacconist Richard Green acknowledged World Smokefree Day yesterday by lighting a cigarette. It was a small act of defiance.
The part-owner of Discount Tobacconist, which has stores in Main Street East and West in Palmerston North, is not impressed by suggestions to put cigarettes out of sight.
Lobby group Ash, the Cancer Society and the National Heart Foundation are calling on Parliament to ban retail cigarette displays. The Government is highlighting research that shows most young smokers regret starting the habit.
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'Light' cigarettes do as much damage
29th May 2007
So-called "light" cigarettes may damage a smoker's blood vessels as much as regular cigarettes do, a small study shows.
Researchers in Turkey found that among healthy young adults, those who smoked showed signs of poorer blood flow to the heart - and it didn't matter if their cigarette of choice was light or regular.
Critics have long charged that cigarettes branded as "light" or "low-tar" dupe the public into thinking they carry fewer health risks, even though studies have shown light cigarettes to be as deadly as regulars.
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Death by drinking highlights outmoded laws
28th May 2007
The case of a Lower Hutt woman who drank herself to death after making repeated calls for help has highlighted outdated laws and a lack of facilities for alcoholics and drug addicts.
Janice Carol Andersen, 45, was found dead in her Petone home in November, 2004.
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Abolition of drinks all hours welcomed
28th May 2007
The Alcohol Advisory Council (ALAC) has applauded the Queenstown Lakes District Council’s decision to can 24-hour liquor licensing.
Bars in the resort will be required to close at 4am at the latest, while restaurants may stay open no later than 2am under the revised liquor licensing policy.
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Zabel admits taking banned substance
25th May 2007
BERLIN: Former Team T-Mobile cyclist Erik Zabel today admitted to using the banned substance erythropoietin (EPO) at the 1996 Tour de France in the latest doping revelation by a member of the German team.
"In my case, I decided to use EPO shortly before the (1996 Tour de France)," Zabel, at times close to tears and with a trembling voice, told a televised news conference in Bonn.
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Calls for tougher laws welcomed
24th May 2007
th drinking has taken a further blow as the Associate Health Minister Damien O'Connor welcomed calls for tougher liquor laws.
Nelson Mayor Paul Matheson, the chairman of the mayoral taskforce that met in Christchurch on Monday, was one of 20 mayors to call for tougher liquor laws for under 18-year-olds.
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Police arrest man for drunk driving in wheelchair
23rd May 2007
BERLIN: A wheelchair-bound German stunned police when they pulled him over for using the road and found he was 10 times over the legal alcohol limit for drivers.
"He was right in the middle of the road," said a spokesman for police in the northeastern city of Schwerin on Tuesday. "The officers couldn't quite believe it when they saw the results of the breath test. That's a life-threatening figure."
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Mother's 'execution' shows drug danger
21st May 2007
The fate of a Taupo mother who was murdered by her drug-addict husband as he held her hostage highlights the extreme dangers of methamphetamine and cannabis use, a coroner's court report says.
Taupo coroner Wallace Bain issued his report last week into the inquest on the deaths of Deborah Rerekura, 39, and her husband, William Rerekura, 40.
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Tyre stab pair were drunk, stoned
16th May 2007
A night spent stabbing car tyres around Blenheim, causing almost $21,000 of damage, was simply something to do for two teenagers who had been drinking and smoking cannabis.
Shaun Paul Threadwell and Thomas Michael Hughes, both 17, of Blenheim, each faced 26 charges of intentional damage, to which they pleaded guilty.
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Hospital staff among illegal puffers
14th May 2007
Southland Hospital bosses have been told to get their own staff in order before bagging the public for smoking on hospital grounds.
The entire Southland Hospital site has been a smoke-free zone since 2004.
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