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A second look at Prohibition

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Prohibition – the notorious “failed social experiment” to rid the US of alcohol – was on many in America’s minds last month amid television broadcasts of director Ken Burns’s highly acclaimed documentary series of the same name. But is the received wisdom on prohibition entirely accurate? Former Advisor to President Obama’s Drug Czar Kevin Sabet suggests it might not be.

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Our smokefree future

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Global disasters dominated the news cycle in March, and a story that might otherwise have grabbed headlines slipped through largely unnoticed. But, says Ben Youdan, it’s a story that may have monumental repercussions for New Zealand and reassert us as a leader on the world smokefree stage.

The Debate down at Goodbye Blue Monday

New Zealand’s drinking culture needs to change. The government is currently seeking submissions from the public on its Alcohol Reform Bill, and many in communities are mobilising to do just that. Christchurch CAYAD Co-ordinator Mike Moss writes about a local debate he helped organise to get his community informed and vocal.

Youth are part of the solution

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

The Law Commission’s report Alcohol in Our Lives: Curbing the Harm makes 153 recommendations spanning a broad range of areas. However, none has featured in the news more prominently than the recommendation to raise the drinking age. Sarah Helm explains why discussion and debate about youth drinking is a good thing.

The cost of free trade in the Pacific

Friday, November 27, 2009

Free trade agreements as a way of stimulating small economies in the Pacific may look promising at first glance. However, as Sanji Gunasekara argues, their consequences for health and social wellbeing may be disastrous, especially if global alcohol companies get their way.

It's time for the facts to get in the way of a good story

Monday, September 7, 2009

Blame for New Zealand’s binge drinking culture is often levelled at the alcohol industry, which is accused of deliberately encouraging irresponsible and excessive consumption. Nothing could be further from the truth, argues Liz Read, Corporate Affairs Director of Lion Nathan New Zealand.

True to themselves: excessive commercialisation and the alcohol industry

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

We all know New Zealand has an alarming binge drinking culture, but who’s to blame? Doug Sellman argues that not enough attention is paid to the role the alcohol industry plays in keeping Kiwis liquored up.