Drugs
Crininalising performance enhancing drugs
The latest explosive allegations to engulf athletics. Audio
Paracetamol
New Zealand's most widely consumed drug, paracetamol. With John Ashton of the Otago School of Medical Sciences. Audio
Chews Lane drug ring culprits jailed
Four people involved in a meth operation in central Wellington are tonight beginning jail terms ranging from 17 years to three and a half years.
No appeal for NZ man jailed in Bali
Anthony de Malmanche, who was sentenced to 15 years in an Indonesian prison after being caught with 1.7kg of methamphetamine, will not appeal his sentence.
Clinicians alarmed over impact of TPP on drug costs
John Key has admitted that patents on medicines will be extended under the Trans Pacific Partnership, which is being locked down at a trade meeting in Hawaii this week. That means it will take much… Audio
Dr Magdalena Harris on eradicating Hepatitis C
Dr Magdalena Harris is a former drug user who is now an academic in social research for the London School of Hygiene and Tropical medicine. Getting clean led her to pick up her abandoned studies –… Audio
Hawke's Bay police investigate drugs haul
Police say their investigation into half a million dollars of methamphetamine seized over the weekend is ongoing. Audio
China's ketamine problem
The BBC's Celia Hatton has been investigating China's growing ketamine problem and the global trade in the drug. Audio
Customs stops $250m worth of meth
There has been a global increase in the supply of methamphetamine, New Zealand Customs says - with a record amount seized in the last six months.
New antibiotics
Professor Matt Cooper is the director of the Community for Open Antimicrobial Drug Discovery based at The University of Queensland. He's trying to find the next generation of antibiotics by testing… Audio
Science: ulcer meds and fossils
Dr Chris Smith of The Naked Scientists on recovering dinosaur tissue from fossils. Also common stomach ulcer drugs could be linked to an increased risk of heart attack. Audio
'Exciting' progress for spinal injury drug
New Zealand neuroscientists say they've reached an 'exciting' phase in the development of a new drug for spinal cord injuries. Audio
Bali prosecution drops death penalty demand
Indonesian prosecutors in Bali say they're only seeking an 18 year jail sentence, not the death penalty, for New Zealander Antony Glen de Malmanche, accused of smuggling methamphetamine into… Audio
Betablockers
John Ashton of the University of Otago looks at betablockers, a commonly prescribed class of drug used to treat everything from high blood pressure to migraines and glaucoma. Audio
Banning of synthetic drugs has cut number of users
A new study says getting synthetic cannabis off the shelves has cut the number of users needing mental health treatment down to virtually zero. Audio
Michael Fletcher: Baltimore, race and class
National Economics Correspondent for The Washington Post, where he writes about education and race relations. He has been resident in Baltimore for over 30 years, and discusses the city and its… Audio
Reinvestigating psychedelic drugs
Chair of independent, science-led drugs charity DrugScience, and is Edmund J Safra Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology and Head of the Department of Neuropsychopharmacology and Molecular Imaging at… Audio
Antony De Malmanche currently facing the death penalty
The lawyer for a New Zealander currently facing the death penalty in Indonesia says he doesn't want the government interfering, yet. Audio
NZ and Indonesia
How should New Zealand act towards Indonesia after the executions of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran? Audio
The dark net and dangerous drugs
Websites on the dark net are being blamed for being the conduit for a new drug called N-bomb which causes violent reactions in users. Cyber crime expert Nigel Phair of the University of Canberra talks… Audio
