Drug Abuse

According to the International Narcotics Control Board, which recently issued its annual report, drug use among older adults is a 'hidden epidemic'.  Dr Andy Towers from the School of Health Sciences… Audio

Short, succinct opinions from New Zealanders on subjects of their choice. Tommy Wilson from the Te Tuinga Whanau Suport Services Trust on the issue of babies being uplifted from their mothers and why… Audio

Guardian journalist Kate Lyons has just compiled a stunning series of pieces looking at the worsening drug-running route from South America to Australia and New Zealand through the Pacific Islands… Audio

Grandmas, kids, almost 'everyone' is consuming synthetics in Napier's poorest suburb, Maraenui. Anusha Bradley meets a cop who's trying to stamp it out, and a mum who's struggling to give up the drug.

The rise in methamphetamine use in New Zealand is breaking up families, piling the pressure on schools, mental health workers, police and rehabilitation clinics. RNZs Northland reporter, Lois Williams… Audio

2016 has been a tough year for Northland police. Seven homicides, the biggest meth haul in New Zealand history, a growing pile of child abuse files, and a workplace survey that shows officers are… Audio

Noelle McCarthy talks to Pam Corkery, Norm Hewitt, Ross Bell and Yvonne Lorkin. Audio