Drugs

New Zealander Myra Williams may only serve six months of a possible seven year sentence for importing .82 grams of methamphetamine into Bali, Indonesia, a lawyer says. Video, Audio

Everyone seems to agree that our drug laws are no longer fit for purpose. So what are we doing about it? Audio

Politicians and police agree that drug-checking at music festivals is probably a good idea. So why is it still illegal? Audio

For this Insight, the BBC World Services' Danny Vincent investigates how recently outlawed 'legal highs' are making their way so easily onto the streets of Britain. He goes undercover to trace where…

A lot of money is being made from selling illegal drugs in this country. Who's making it, who's taking all the risk and what are the factors that decide what drugs YOU might be taking? Audio

Kathryn Ryan speaks to Peter Rijhnen, the manager of St Marks Addiction Residential Treatment Centre who has had to close its halfway house and reduce its treatment courses because of funding… Audio

The war on drugs has been a ‘failure’, international experts say. Is it time for New Zealand to move away from strict policies that simply aren't working? Audio

We look at where New Zealand is at now with a drug that is rarely out of the headlines: methamphetamine, or P. Are we seeing a new epidemic of use? If so, why? And is the current situation so acute… Audio

The founder of an addiction recovery plan welcomes a new approach by police in Waitemata to direct small-scale P dealers towards help, rather than to the courts. Audio

It's OK to depict drug-taking on TV or slip cocaine references into songs, but publishing the wrong kind of gardening tips can still get you into trouble with the censors. Audio

Marijuana is by far the most commonly-used illicit drug in New Zealand. Nearly half of all adults say they've tried it and a recent poll found that nearly two thirds of us favour decriminalisation or… Audio, Gallery

How safe are meth houses really? And what's it like to go inside? Katy Gosset and Alison Ballance take the plunge and ask how much meth is too much when it comes to setting a national standard? Audio, Gallery

New Zealand's history with illicit drugs is short but lively. Maori were one of the few societies to have no use for intoxicants - so how did we go from zero to having some of the highest rates of… Audio, Gallery

Russell Brown has been writing about drugs and drug policy since 1994. His new podcast series "From Zero" plays on Nights, Monday nights at 10:15pm.We chat to him about the inspiration for the series… Audio