Policy and Advocacy: Treatment

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Searching for solutions - an interview with Tom Mclellan

An interview with Tom McLellan

In early September, Professor Tom McLellan was in New Zealand to speak at both the Cutting Edge Addiction Treatment Conference, and the Drug Policy Symposium organised by the Drug Foundation and the NZ Society on Alcohol and Drug Dependence.

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tom and peter dunn

A clients view of the Christchurch Hepatitis C Community Clinic

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Richard* says he would not have found out he had hepatitis C if he hadn’t visited the Christchurch Hepatitis C Community Clinic last year.

The little community clinic that could

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Hepatitis C has been called a silent killer. An individual can have the insidious virus for years without realising, until it starts to attack their liver with potentially deadly consequences. An estimated 50,000 people in New Zealand have hepatitis C, and the numbers are expected to increase dramatically. A community clinic has been set up Christchurch as a pilot programme with the aim of tackling the disease head on. Kelly Andrew takes a look at its novel approach.

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Should New Zealand introduce drug courts?

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

As part of its review of New Zealand’s Misuse of Drugs Act, the Law Commission has recommended drug courts be trialled in New Zealand.

Welfare Reform and Substance Use

Monday, July 25, 2011

The Drug Foundation has released a policy briefing on Welfare Reform and Substance Use. This follows our concerns about the Welfare Working Group (WWG) recommendations on addressing substance use in people receiving welfare. While we strongly endorse the WWG’s call for more rapid access to drug and alcohol treatment services, we believe that many of the group’s recommendations are based on flawed assumptions.

Compulsory treatment Dutch style

Thursday, November 25, 2010

In September, Robert Steenhuisen visited a compulsory addiction treatment facility in Holland to find out who attends it, how it is run and what lessons it might have for New Zealand’s Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Act review.

Experience. Insight. Hope

Monday, August 30, 2010

The Drug Foundation has launched two websites featuring the personal stories of people in recovery from drug addiction. Each person’s circumstances may differ, but they have in common the desire for change in their own lives.

The Director's Cut - vol 20 no 3

Monday, August 30, 2010

This month the Drug Foundation launched two exciting new websites – www.drughelp.org.nz and www.methhelp.org.nz – which are a significant enhancement to our drug information service.