The prospect of regulating the sale of party drug MDMA has been thrust into the spotlight this week, stirring robust […]
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UPDATED: Should pure ‘ecstasy’ be regulated? – Expert reaction
Wellington emergency medicine doctor Paul Quigley has made a public call for pure MDMA to be considered for legal sale. […]
Continue readingUPDATED: Funding new medicines in NZ – Expert reaction
Funding new medicines in New Zealand can take over eight years and recommending a drug as high priority does not […]
Continue readingSynthetic cannabis deaths in Australia – experts respond
Two Australian men have died after suspected poisoning from a batch of synthetic cannabis. A 33-year old man from Queensland […]
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TVNZ’s Sunday programme explored the issue of medicinal marijuana this weekend, interviewing Kiwi parents who believe medicinal cannabis is the […]
Continue readingWHO Global antibiotic resistance report – experts respond
Overnight, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first global report on antimicrobial resistance, including resistance to antibiotic drugs. The […]
Continue reading‘High as a Kiwi’ – NZ Drug reform featured in New Scientist
A special report in New Scientist, ‘High as Kiwi‘, highlights the recent changes in New Zealand’s legislative approach to emerging […]
Continue readingGlobal burden of mental disorders and illicit drug use – experts respond
Mental health and substance abuse disorders were the leading cause of non-fatal illness worldwide in 2010, according to a new […]
Continue readingKevin Tamati on animal testing – NZ Herald
Writing in the New Zealand Herald, former league star and Community Action Youth & Drugs spokesperson Kevin Tamati offers a […]
Continue readingTeen cannabis and IQ in the news
New research investigating adolescent cannabis use and its effect on IQ later in life has been widely covered in the […]
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