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Gangs trial new ways
Police, researchers, politicians and even gang members themselves will tell you that gangs play a significant role in the drug trade in this......
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After 'The Wire'
Popular TV show The Wire is a disturbingly realistic portrayal of an American city ravaged by violence, corruption and a thriving drugs trad......
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Guest editorial: Alcohol, poverty and development
Øystein Bakke writes about alcohol as the two-edged sword of the developing world. Its problems are a burden to families and communities str......
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Speaking of drugs, eradication and development
Eradication attacks on Colombian drug crops have been hailed by many (including the White House) as a success. David Young looks at the loca......
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“We’re not here to judge.”
At Auckland’s Aorere College, it is rare for young people to be permanently kicked out of school for drug-related incidents. Instead, studen......
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In memory of Ben Hana
Ben Hana was seen by many as an oddity, but Wellington’s ‘Blanket Man’ was a symptom of a deeper problem and his passing a call to action. D......
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Corrections must do more to reduce Māori reoffending
The Waitangi Tribunal’s (Wai 2540) Tu¯ Mai te Rangi! report says the Crown has breached its Treaty of Waitangi obligations by failing to add......
Read MoreSocial and economic factors behind Māori cannabis use
Speakers at the New Zealand Drug Foundations cannabis and health symposium will be shedding more light than heat on the complex issues aroun......
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Drug Law Reform
The Misuse of Drugs Act is outdated. It is time for modern drug law fit for the the 21st Century. The Drug Foundation is working for change....
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Mythbusters: Alcohol helps us forget
Mythbusters takes a look at whether alcohol, the go to of many people in a crisis, will actually help you forget your problems....
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Viewpoints: Addiction is an equal opportunity disease
Can anyone develop an addiction? Viewpoints discusses....
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Opinion: Telling it like it is
Our Board Chairman Tuari Potiki told the United Nations General Assembly that indigenous voices must be part of the drug policy debate....
Read MoreHelen Clark joins global drug policy commission
Former Prime Minister Rt Hon Helen Clark as the 25th member of the highly respected Global Commission on Drug Policy. The appointment is a w......
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Decriminalise cannabis, decriminalise Māori?
That Māori are more often criminalised for cannabis use is often used as another good argument for decriminalisation. But Hirini Kaa argues ......
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When grandparents must step up
Wide-ranging research has laid bare the experiences of grandparents stepping up to raise grandchildren due to their own child’s battle with ......
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It’s about more than a referendum
A shift to a health-focused way of dealing with drugs in New Zealand is expected to accelerate under the new Labour-led government....
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Q&A: Lizzie Marvelly
We introduce the Drug Foundation’s newest board member Lizzie Marvelly, who brings rich experience from the worlds of music, media and socia......
Read MoreWhy Maori must lead on drug law reform
When will world leaders, politicians and community leaders admit that our punitive approach to the drug problem isn't working?...
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Statement to the UN General Assembly Special Session on the World Drug Problem
New Zealand Drug Foundation civil society statement to the plenary of the UN General Assembly Special Session on the World Drug Problem...
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Mythbusters: Yeast spreads can be used for brewing alcohol
Is Vegemite - a true blue Aussie spread - being used to make homebrew alcohol in remote Aboriginal communities?...
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Opinion: A nation in denial?
It’s coming on Christmas, and with it, will come the usual increase in alcohol and other substance-induced family violence. Being good Kiwis......
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Opinion: Dear Politicians: drug policy matters in election year
In this message to New Zealand politicians, Kali Mercier, the Drug Foundation’s Senior Advocacy and Policy Adviser, explains why drug law re......
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Guest editorial: Treatment as prevention? How about prevention as prevention?!
The priority for stopping the spread of hepatitis C should be on early prevention, argues Charles Henderson, National Manager of NZ's Needl......
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Guest editorial: Sorry … but we just can’t wait around
Rethinking the mental health and addictions system and describing what success would look like is not a job for the faint hearted....
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UNGASS 2016: Hopeful global voices
What can the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on the world drug problem achieve? In this feature, we share perspectives from ......
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It’s not about the drugs
A new report has reignited the call for an even hand in the policing of drugs, citing figures that show the glare of police scrutiny is disp......
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Wet in Wellington
Rob Zorn talks to Downtown Community Ministry about the plight of Wellington’s addicted and homeless and why the principle of ‘housing first......
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Māori MPs reconsider drug law
A succession of reports show that Māori are affected significantly more than Pākehā by our drug laws. Russell Brown looks into the issues an......
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Growing alternatives
The United Nations has been encouraging development of alternative crops in poorer drug-producing countries for more than a decade and a hal......
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Crime and punishment:
Russia’s treatment of its addicted citizens is characterised by cruelty, writes Max Daly. They are denied life-saving medicine. They are bea......
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The benefit in doubt
Welfare beneficiaries who use alcohol and drugs are likely to be targeted under a new, tougher regime if recommendations by the Welfare Work......
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Hopes dashed and raised in NYC
After a big build up, the UN's global drug talks took place in April, with mixed results. Russell Brown was there....
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There’s something wrong with the sentences
Under the irrelevant and outdated Misuse of Drugs Act, cannabis penalties and convictions in New Zealand remain inconsistent, disproportiona......
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Social and economic factors behind Māori cannabis use
Speakers at the New Zealand Drug Foundations cannabis and health symposium will be shedding more light than heat on the complex issue...
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Corrections must do more to reduce Māori reoffending
The Waitangi Tribunal’s (Wai 2540) Tu¯ Mai te Rangi! report says the Crown has breached its Treaty of Waitangi obligations by failing to...
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