Cocaine and methamphetamine have been detected at their highest ever rates in New Zealand’s wastewater. Wastewater testing data show the volume of drugs […]
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Pot-smoking teens less likely to finish high school
Frequent teenage cannabis use is linked with less educational achievement and other problems later in life, according to New Zealand […]
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Frequent teenage cannabis use is linked with less educational achievement and other problems later in life, according to new New […]
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New psychoactive substances laws require manufacturers to provide evidence that their product poses a ‘low risk’ to consumers before they […]
Continue readingCannabis and IQ debate in the media
A Norwegian economist has questioned the findings of a highly publicised New Zealand study which found a causal link between […]
Continue readingTeen cannabis IQ impact questioned – experts respond
Heavy cannabis use during the teenage years may not be directly responsible for lower IQ, says a researcher questioning the […]
Continue readingPseudoephedrine to be hospital prescription-only
The Government has followed up the recommendation of the Chief Science Advisor Professor Sir Peter Gluckman, signaling that it will […]
Continue readingThe P problem – is banning pseudoephedrine the answer?
The Chief Science Advisor, Professor Sir Peter Gluckman, has been tasked with finding ways to fight New Zealand’s worsening methamphetamine […]
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