An archive of recent news articles on the topic of alcohol and drugs.
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Drunken teens spur call for help
15th August 2007
Drunk and misbehaving Kapiti teens have sparked a call for help from the local community patrol group, whose dwindling members say they cannot cope.
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Link between smoking, age-related blindness
14th August 2007
People who smoke are about four times more likely to develop a leading cause of severe vision loss known as age-related macular degeneration, Australian researchers have reported.
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Smoking tied to serious pregnancy condition
9th August 2007
Smoking during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of placental abruption, a potentially life-threatening condition for both the mother and fetus, according to a report in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
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Drunk Wellington women spark police action
8th August 2007
Inner-city bars have been told to stop giving free drinks, after a noticeable increase in intoxicated women and damage to property in Wellington
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Rare footage of P lab shows 'danger to
7th August 2007
Police investigating the discovery of one of the country's largest P labs have released rare video footage taken inside the house, as a warning to communities about the dangers of methamphetamine.
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Elderly neighbour tells of P lab fears
2nd August 2007
An elderly woman living beside a methamphetamine lab suspected something was up when she could smell chemicals.
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Body burnt beyond recognition court told
1st August 2007
The body of murdered Taupo drug dealer Stephen George was found burnt beyond recognition in the charred remains of his Tirohanga house, a half-loaded .44 magnum rifle beneath what remained of his bed, police told the Taupo Coroner's Court on Friday at an inquest into George's 2005 death.
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Marijuana ups risk of schizophrenia
31st July 2007
Using marijuana increases the risk of one day developing a psychotic illness such as schizophrenia, according to a study that provides some of the strongest evidence yet linking the drug to a mental disorder.
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Prison officer caught smuggling drugs into Auckland prison
30th July 2007
Another Corrections officer has been suspended for attempting to smuggle drugs to inmates, this time in Auckland prison.
The officer's car was searched and the drugs found on Friday in what a Corrections Department spokeswoman called "routine crime-prevention activities".
The spokeswoman would not say how much or what type of drugs were seized, saying the intercepted contraband was being tested by ESR.
Corrections said the officer was on special leave. Police are investigating, while an "employment investigation" is also taking place. Corrections acting assistant general manager operations Karen Unwin said she was confident the level of "inappropriate activity" by prison staff remained low.
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Drunk astronauts allowed to fly - report
27th July 2007
A panel has found that astronauts were allowed to fly on at least two occasions despite warnings they were so drunk they posed a flight risk, Aviation Week has reported on its website.
The publication said the panel set up by NASA to study astronaut health issues reported "heavy use of alcohol" within 12 hours of launch.
It said flight surgeons and other astronauts warned that the drunken astronauts posed a flight risk when they flew on the two known occasions.
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