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State of the Nation report released
The Drug Foundation’s State of the Nation report is a snapshot of how New Zealand is dealing with alcohol and other drugs. Justice, health and other publicly available data is summarised. Our conclusion: while we are doing well in some areas, there is massive room for improvement.
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Cannabis Conundrums and Other Drug Policy Challenges
We've just confirmed Dr João Goulão (Portugal) and Eric Costen (Canada) for this new Otago University Public Health Summer School Symposium. Register Now, and make sure you're positioned for the changes ahead.
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Latest Matters of Substance out now
In our November 2018 magazine the cover story is all about finding answers to the ongoing synthetics crisis. As you'll see we're pushing things along and expect to have an update on new actions soon.
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