An archive of recent news articles on the topic of alcohol and drugs.
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College to probe staffer's conduct
11th June 2007
A staff member at Manawatu College has been suspended following allegations of supplying minors with alcohol and making overt sexual comments to students.
Yesterday she was formally suspended for "serious misconduct", pending an investigation by the school's board of trustees. The Manawatu Standard understands the woman is denying the allegations. She couldn't be reached for comment.
Principal Bruce McIntyre said he had investigated allegations against the staff member for the past 10 days.
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Ritalin use doubles after divorce, study finds
8th June 2007
Children from broken marriages are twice as likely to be prescribed attention-deficit drugs as children whose parents stay together, a Canadian researcher said on Monday, and she said the reasons should be investigated.
More than 6 per cent of 633 children from divorced families were prescribed Ritalin, compared with 3.3 per cent of children whose parents stayed together, University of Alberta professor Lisa Strohschein reported in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
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Ecstasy can especially hit fat people
6th June 2007
A high-fat diet may make people more vulnerable to a potentially lethal side effect of the drug ecstasy, new animal research suggests.
Most ecstasy-related deaths are caused by hyperthermia, severe overheating that can lead to organ failure.
The over-heating effect of the drug is exacerbated by the conditions in which ecstasy is often used, which typically includes crowded clubs or parties where people dance and become dehydrated.
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Flaming bar trick leaves student badly burned
5th June 2007
A young woman who suffered severe burns from an exploding fireball after a cocktail bar trick went wrong is calling for the banning of similar stunts.
Miro Szabados still finds it difficult to look in the mirror after suffering extensive burns to her face, neck and hands during a night out with friends. The first-year fashion and design student at Massey University in Wellington, told the Sunday Star-Times that she is traumatised and afraid of fire after last month's incident.
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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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