Costly clean-ups for ‘P’-contaminated homes have been grabbing headlines, but what are the real risks facing a family moving in? […]
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Drug report reveals worrying trends
A survey of frequent illicit drug users has identified price shifts in the black market and highlighted a disturbing attitude […]
Continue readingHair samples reveal P lab kids’ long term exposure to methamphetamine
Scientists at the Institute of Environmental Science and Research have been testing hair samples taken from children found in illegal […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Cold comfort for blocked noses
A feature in the Weekend Herald by senior features writer Chris Barton on the Government’s move to limit availability of […]
Continue readingProposed restrictions to accessing cold tablet ingredient
Following the announcement last week of the Prime Minister’s action plan on methamphetamine, some confusion has arisen over how tightly […]
Continue readingPM announces strict pseudoephedrine controls
Prime Minister John Key announced a new Government action plan on methamphetamine today, which includes plans to reclassify pseudoephedrine (a […]
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 […]
Continue readingPM tasks chief science advisor with fighting P
From the New Zealand Herald (read in full here): “Prime Minister John Key is proposing to combat the drug P […]
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