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The death of a close friend made Black Power member Denis O'Reilly re-evaluate his own methamphetamine use. This is the story of one man's f......
Read MoreTe Ara Oranga pilot putting more support in place for people using methamphetamine and their whānau is already proving its worth. What next?...
Read MoreAcross New Zealand, tenants are losing their homes and possessions – or receiving debilitating bills – because their houses are found to be ......
Read MoreUsing meth? Worried about someone else's use? We've updated our MethHelp handbook and poster, which offer practical tips without judgement....
Read MoreThe statistics say it, the kids say it, health workers say it – “So why won’t society believe that meth dependence among Kiwi kids is rare?”......
Read MoreUnderstanding the basic facts about methamphetamine is vital as respond to problematic use....
Read MoreThis section includes details of the areas that the NZ Drug Foundation is actively working on....
Read MoreThere has been a proliferation of anti-meth approaches across the Antipodes based more on fear than facts. Nicole Lee uncovers some of the f......
Read MoreMinister Judith Collins recently claimed the Head Hunters are working with Black Power and the Mongrel Mob to sell methamphetamine to privat......
Read MoreAmphetamine, meth’s parent drug, was first synthesised in Berlin in 1887 by Romanian chemist Lazâr Edeleanu, but its potency as a central ne......
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Read MoreHear directly from the lead author the PM's Chief Science Advisor about on third hard exposure to methamphetamine....
Read MoreThe New Zealand Drug Foundation today expressed its strong support for the Government’s “Tackling methamphetamine” action plan, saying the i......
Read MoreThe Drug Foundation welcomes the Government’s announcement that Housing New Zealand will adopt a new policy when it detects methamphetamine ......
Read MoreRegulations to rein in meth testing industry announced, following report from Govt's chief science advisor...
Read MoreExecutive Director Ross says much suffering would have been avoided if run away methamphetamine testing had been tackled sooner....
Read MoreWatch: Ross Bell speaks about cleaning up after the meth myth, and read: what we think should happen from here....
Read MoreWorried about meth contamination? Should you test for meth resudue, and what if a test comes up positive? And what does it mean for your in......
Read MoreNew Did You Know education resources for having a conversation about alcohol and other drugs are now available....
Read MoreMethamphetamine (meth) is one of a number of amphetamine-type drugs. Some have medical uses and are made by pharmaceutical companies....
Read MoreIn November 2011, scientists from Columbia University published a study on the effects of methamphetamine use. What made this study stand ou......
Read MoreSchools are being responsible teaching about drugs. Any debate about how best to do this is very welcome....
Read MoreIt's widely held that methamphetamine addiction can't be treated. Mythbusters look at what providers are doing to check whether this is true......
Read MoreDo we really? Or is it just that our bean counters are better at counting beans than others. Find out!...
Read MoreStories about P being pushed at tinny houses are now regular media fare. Just how true are such claims? Mythbusters pick away at the fiction......
Read MoreDid you know that having a conversation with young people about alcohol and other drugs is helpful. The Did you know? videos and tools make......
Read MoreA growing number of property owners and potential buyers are testing houses for methamphetamine contamination as public awareness of the iss......
Read MoreIn December 2017 all MPs were sent a comprehensive briefing setting out drug policy priorities for the next three years. Download the full r......
Read MoreHow much does imprisoning young New Zealanders for minor drug offences cost us?...
Read MoreWhat could be a worse crime than dealing drugs? Not much, according to our criminal justice system....
Read MoreThe report into HNZ’s response to "methamphetamine contamination" contains hard lessons for the government and its agencies. The harms cause......
Read MoreChris Wilkins and Charles Henderson compare findings on injecting drug use behaviour from the Illicit Drug Monitoring System and Needle Exch......
Read MoreA shift to a health-focused way of dealing with drugs in New Zealand is expected to accelerate under the new Labour-led government....
Read MoreLast year, the Ministry of Health published a report on what kiwis know and think about illegal drugs. Not all the findings were predictable......
Read MoreIf you're regularly talking with teenagers and young people, it can be difficult knowing what to tell them about drugs. It's important to re......
Read MoreGreg O'Connor has seen a lot of change since he was elected President of the NZ Police Association....
Read MoreThe Government’s response to synthetic drug deaths is welcomed by the Drug Foundation. This is an important step towards treating drug use a......
Read MoreEstimated values of seized drugs can be mind-bogglingly huge. In June 260 kg of heroin was seized by the NZ Navy and was estimated to be wor......
Read MoreAll drug use has a risk of harm, which can include death. This Viewpoints argues either side of the question: Does cannabis cause 32 deaths ......
Read MoreWorried that parents were getting misinformation about out-of-control methamphetamine use in Australia, Matt Noffs wrote a book to reassure ......
Read MoreThe Drug Foundation welcomed the Government’s increased investment in reducing demand for drugs, released today in a pre-budget announcement......
Read MoreTangi Noomotu suggests we need to take a good hard look at how much those working in the addiction field are asking of tangata whaiora....
Read MoreLearn about recommendations from the Global Commission on Drug Policy in it's new report "Regulation: the responsible control opf drugs"...
Read MoreUpdate on how 'peer crowds' research is being used to inform a range of youth-focused projects...
Read MoreKnowYourStuffNZ have analysed results from drug checking they offered at several festivals around NZ over the summer. Read a summary of the ......
Read MoreDrug legislation and policy tend to focus too much on enforcement and tough-talk and too little on evidence about what really works, a visit......
Read MoreWe're hosting a hui in the Hawkes Bay on 6 May 2017 to talk about how drug law harms many Māori, and solutions to this....
Read MoreSwitzerland’s national drug policy, introduced in the 1990s, comprises four pillars: prevention, therapy, harm reduction and prohibition. Th......
Read More“I don’t want to go back down that road. It’s very dark, very messy, and very lonely in spite of the fact it feels so loving, and so nice, a......
Read MoreRedmer Yska traces the development of amphetamine manufacture and its history of use in New Zealand...
Read MoreA one day course exploring what it means to put in place a public health approach to drugs, and how do we get there. Wellington, 26 February......
Read MoreDanger, Will Robinson! Danger! A new drug has emerged. Unlike Lost in Space, we don’t have an early warning system for emerging synthetic dr......
Read MoreWhether we’re treating drug issues in the health sector or enforcing the Misuse of Drugs Act in the law enforcement and justice sector, addr......
Read MoreAustralian death penalty experts to visit New Zealand – Monday 21 September 2015...
Read MoreWide-ranging research has laid bare the experiences of grandparents stepping up to raise grandchildren due to their own child’s battle with ......
Read MoreOur criminal justice approach under the Misuse of Drugs Act comes at a high cost to all involved, even just in terms of wasted tax dollars, ......
Read MoreHousing NZ have changed their approach to drug use, and will now be offering more support...
Read MoreWorried parents resorting to drug tests may also be testing the relationships they have with their kids....
Read MoreShane Bradbrook is passionate about shifting New Zealand's smoking culture, especially amongst Māori. With strong Māori tikanga and leadersh......
Read MoreAlpha-pyrrolidinovalerophenone - also known as alpha-PVP, gravel, flakka or niff - is one of a number of recreational drugs in the 'bath sal......
Read MoreBath salts. Police and media keep blaming them for bizarre behaviour. But, as Russell Brown writes, perhaps they need also to have a look a......
Read MoreThe Law Commission’s report on drug law reform is timely, smart and welcome. Now our politicians need the courage to respond....
Read MoreSmoking cannabis is 114 times safer than drinking booze. Many newspapers and websites ran headlines along these lines when they reported new......
Read MoreWith a host of agencies diligently working together to tackle New Zealand’s meth problem over the last six years, it’s timely to ask how thi......
Read MoreIs Vegemite - a true blue Aussie spread - being used to make homebrew alcohol in remote Aboriginal communities?...
Read MoreThe Ministry of Health has recently taken an important initial step in addressing one of five priority areas of the National Drug Policy (ND......
Read MoreNgāi Tūhoe and the Drug Foundation invited experts and community leaders to come together in Rūatoke to declare war on drug dependence....
Read MoreIn a new policy briefing sent to MPs, the Drug Foundation lays out drug policy priorities for the next three years....
Read MoreWith the summer festival circuit over for another year, some people will be looking back on a close shave they had as a result of using drug......
Read MorePortrayed as one of the most glamorous drugs, cocaine has made a huge splash in pop culture and left a huge scar on South America....
Read MoreThe Law Commission's review of the Misuse of Drugs Act cannot come soon enough. The Drug Foundation has some ideas about how a new Act shoul......
Read MoreNeeedle exchange New Zealand has come a long way since its humble and controversial beginning. It's now turned 21, and congratulations are i......
Read MoreIn late November 2014, the Australian Government’s Institute of Health and Welfare released its full report on the 2013 Australian National ......
Read MoreDrug-related impairment in the workplace is undoubtedly a serious issue and a legitimate concern for employers. But do our current testing p......
Read MoreRedmer Yska delves into the dramatic side effects of a popular barbiturate....
Read MoreVanessa Caldwell, head of the addiction workforce development group Matua Raki, explains what is in the new compulsory treatment bill curren......
Read MoreThe long, mostly hidden and quietly swoony story of the Kiwi relationship with heroin (diamorphine): Redmer Yska traces New Zealand’s histor......
Read MoreRedmer Yska tells how LSD rose, fell and is maybe rising again for both recreational and therapeutic uses....
Read MoreNew Zealand’s history of drugs and the laws to control them....
Read MoreWhat would happen if Police and the justice system put less emphasis on punishing people and more on steering them towards support? Catriona......
Read MorePolice, researchers, politicians and even gang members themselves will tell you that gangs play a significant role in the drug trade in this......
Read MoreIn this message to New Zealand politicians, Kali Mercier, the Drug Foundation’s Senior Advocacy and Policy Adviser, explains why drug law re......
Read MoreRedmer Yaka pores through the history of NZ song to show how perception of drug use changed over time....
Read MoreKratom is a tree native to Southeast Asia. Its leaves have long been used medicinally and recreationally and, more recently, as part of trea......
Read MoreAt $1 billion, New Zealand's cannabis black market would equate to one quarter the size of New Zealand's entire legal horticulture industry.......
Read MoreConcerns at worrying levels of drug use within some communities in Northland underpinned calls for action at a hui run by the Drug Foundatio......
Read MoreThe National Drug Policy 2015-2020 is finally out. How does it stack up? Drug Foundation Principal Policy Advisor Andrew Zielinski looks at ......
Read MoreSex addicts are comic gold, coffee addicts are the epitome of urban cool, but drug addicts? Media coverage always needs two sides, so when t......
Read MorePerformance and image-enhancing drugs are substances taken by people who want to improve their sporting performance or physical appearance. ......
Read MoreTeaching high school students about drugs and alcohol before they are of legal age is having a positive effect on students at Taieri College......
Read MoreThe violence and mayhem being unleashed in a brutal War on Drugs in the Philippines shows no sign of abating. Mark R Thompson outlines what ......
Read MoreThe recent extraordinary spate of 20 deaths linked with synthetic cannabinoid use could have been avoided. Russell Brown talked with those w......
Read MoreAll around the world, things are rapidly changing. There are signs the War on Drugs may be running out of steam, new technologies promise ne......
Read MoreOver-prescription of opioid painkillers: How bad is it in NZ?...
Read MoreA succession of reports show that Māori are affected significantly more than Pākehā by our drug laws. Russell Brown looks into the issues an......
Read MoreUntil recently Norway has been wed to conservative drug law. This looks like it will change in a recent, sudden and surprising turn of event......
Read MorePolitics, the law and logistics make it difficult for official resources to provide frank, up-to-date information on psychoactive drugs. Tha......
Read MoreIn country after country a vast array of new psychoactive substances, rapidly spread via online sources, is causing havoc for law and policy......
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