An interim review of 2019 changes to the Misuse of Drugs Act which increased police discretion shows we still haven’t got our drug laws right. Sarah Helm comments.
The latest Global Drug Policy Index report highlights key areas where the country must improve in order to address inequity and be a world leader.
A recent Police report into the impact of drug law changes shows that despite some improvement, huge inequities remain.
The NZ Drug Foundation is warning that comments made in the media blaming the ‘underbelly of Te Awamutu’ and drug use for the spread of Covid-19 could cause the area’s outbreak to worsen.
The Drug Foundation has set up a Givealittle to help fund the distribution of naloxone, to mark International Overdose Awareness Day.
The Drug Foundation is calling for a ‘public interest’ exemption to be added to the country’s drug laws to enable quicker and easier establishment of future harm reduction initiatives.
Following Patrick Gower’s documentary On P, we call on the government to fund the roll out of the successful Te Ara Oranga programme.
Private members bill from Dr Shane Reit highlights how the current medicinal scheme has left patients with huge barriers to access.
A new poll show the vast majority of voters want cannabis either legalised or decriminalised.
KnowYourStuffNZ figures: People are choosing not to take the harmful cathinone eutylone, after discovering they had unwittingly purchased it.
The Drug Foundation's annual State of the Nation report highlights increasing demand for treatment and impacts of 2019 law change.