An archive of recent news articles on the topic of alcohol and drugs.
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Fatal car fire started by cigarette
19th February 2008
A man who died when his car was gutted by fire south-east of Auckland may have dropped a cigarette while sleeping, police say. The man has yet to be formally identified but police believe he was a 40-year-old Fijian Indian man who fell asleep when he was smoking in his car at Kawakawa Bay.
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Parents' drinking influences teenagers
14th February 2008
When it comes to alcohol, many teenagers may take a cue from their parents, new research suggests. In a study of more than 4,700 teenagers, researchers found that parents' drinking habits appeared to influence their children in both direct and indirect ways.
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Pop Lyric Faves: Drugs and Alcohol
13th February 2008
The December death of hit rapper Pimp C (a.k.a. Chad Butler) was an accident caused in part by the narcotic cough syrup he rapped about. So ruled the Los Angeles County coroner last week . What he might have added: If we stopped every musical artist who rapped or sang about drugs, the airwaves would be much quieter.
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Smoky bar triggered asthma attack - study
12th February 2008
A woman in her late teens died from an acute asthma attack triggered by second-hand cigarette smoke shortly after arriving at her job as a waitress in a bar in Michigan, researchers have reported.
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Accidental drug overdose killed Ledger
7th February 2008
Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose of six prescription drugs, with a combination of painkillers, tranquilisers and sleeping aids found in his system, officials said.
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New bride chases down drunk driver
5th February 2008
A couple's wedding night was almost ruined when they were hit by a drunk-driver who then fled - until the bride chased him down.
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Cannabis bigger cancer risk than cigarettes
31st January 2008
Smoking a joint is equivalent to 20 cigarettes in terms of lung cancer risk, scientists in New Zealand have found, as they warned of an "epidemic" of lung cancers linked to cannabis.
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Weapons and drugs enter jails via guards
29th January 2008
Prison guards were caught taking weapons, drugs and illegal cellphones into jails during the last year that Corrections collected detailed information about contraband smuggling.
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Kiwis star vows to put drunken shame behind him
24th January 2008
Tame Tupou has vowed to put his drunken shame behind him and play his way back into Kiwis contention. Last week it emerged that the Kiwis winger had been sent home from last year's European tour in the build-up to the one-off test against France.
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Drug addict afraid for children
22nd January 2008
Isabel Rogers started smoking marijuana at the age of 11. Twenty-eight years on, she wants to stop - but says her efforts to get help have been frustrated so far.
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