Drugs
Richie Poulton: 40 years of Dunedin health and development
Kim Hill talks to the Director of the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study, which has followed the lives of more than 1000 people born in that city in 1972 and 1973. A four-part… Audio
School in court over marijuana suspensions
Secondary school principals say their ability to punish foreign students for bad behaviour outside of school time is being put to the test. Audio
Police, Customs seize 1.2kg of meth
What's estimated to be $1.2 million worth of methamphetamine has been intercepted by the police and Customs officials in Manawatu.
Six dismissed from army after rowdy night out
Eight soldiers were taken into police cells, mostly for their own safety, after a rowdy night out in Palmerston North which included taking the synthetic drug 'N-bomb'. Audio
Soldier seen 'spinning, crashing into walls'
A soldier could be seen spinning around, crashing into walls and eventually restrained in a video submitted as evidence at a Court Martial today.
Prescription drug, energy drink use within Warriors
Drug Free Sport New Zealand says it's disturbed by reports members of the Warriors have been getting high by mixing prescription drugs and energy drinks . Audio
Drugs and warfare
From Vikings high on mushrooms to soldiers on speed in Vietnam... Historian Lukasz Kamienski traces the relationship between drugs and war. Audio
Global rethink on war on drugs
The war on drugs is getting a global re-think for the first time in 20 years, but there are deep divisions within the 193 UN member states. Enterpreneur Derek Handley explains what the problems are. Video, Audio
Bookmarks - Dr Greg Newbold
Each week we ask a prominent New Zealander to tell us about a few of their favourite things on Bookmarks. Today, it's Canterbury Sociology Professor Greg Newbold. Audio
The Illicit Drug Monitoring System - Dr Chris Wilkins
What does the drug scene look like here in New Zealand? The Illicit Drug Monitoring System has released its annual snapshot of drug use, drug markets and emerging drug use in New Zealand. Dr Chris… Audio
Debating International Drug Laws - Jemma Brackebush
Associate health minister Peter Dunne has told a United Nations' conference on world drug problems the document up for debate doesn't go far enough in addressing the death penalty for drug related… Audio
Rapid increase in drugs bought online
There's been a massive increase in New Zealanders buying drugs online while using software that makes tracking them impossible. Audio
Toby and Toby on ... The war on the war on drugs
OPINION: The war on drugs is being won by the barons, traffickers and dealers, say Toby Manhire and Toby Morris. So what comes next?
Ian Tannock: personalised cancer care
Guest host Philippa Tolley interviews Dr Ian Tannock, Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Medical Biophysics at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and University of Toronto and a major international… Audio
Book Review - The Bricks that Built the Houses by Kate Tempest
Unity Books Review - The Bricks that Built the Houses by Kate Tempest, reviewed by Kiran Dass, published by Bloomsbury. Audio
Drug checks spike in wake of Sharapova's positive test
Hundreds of New Zealand athletes nervous about medications and supplements they're taking, have inundated the national sport's drug agency with queries. Audio
Investigation launched over premiership doping claims
Britain's anti doping agency has launched an investigation into claims by a doctor that he provide performance enhancing substances to top athletes including Premier League footballers, England… Audio
Decriminalisation: What works and what doesn't
New Zealand has a number of models to examine if the government seriously considers decriminalising marijuana. Michelle Cooke looks at the options. Audio
Colorado drugs model better - Police Association
Any change to drug laws has got to take supply out of the hands of criminals to reduce the harm to society, the Police Association says. Audio
War on Drugs a failure - study author
A major joint study by Johns Hopkins University in the US and the British medical journal The Lancet, has criticised the War on Drugs, saying the punitive approach to drug offending has done more harm… Audio
