Alcohol and Drug Use

Cabinet has agreed to progress stronger controls on 23 harmful substances, including the classification of three substances related to the potent opioid, fentanyl, Health Minister Simeon Brown says

The recent Stats NZ beer, wine and spirits consumption has declined to the lowest level since data was first collected and supports a seismic cultural shift towards “mindful drinking”

An Auckland pharmacist and academic is concerned the planned roadside drug-testing regime may unfairly inconvenience some drivers appropriately taking prescription medicines. 

HEALTH PROFESSIONALS should be aware of the signs of methamphetamine poisoning after a potentially lethal dose of the drug was found in lollies donated to the Auckland City Mission.

An Auckland pharmacist and academic is concerned the planned roadside drug-testing regime may unfairly inconvenience some drivers appropriately taking prescription medicines

The health select committee has recommended that the legislation to return pseudoephedrine to pharmacy shelves proceed to its second reading without changes

People in New Zealand are consuming more cocaine and less MDMA and meth, according to report bringing together several strands of research

Mental health pharmacist Keith Crump is retiring after 50 years of work in the field. He talks to Natasha Jojoa Burling about trying to make a difference

Smoking, vaping, junk food and alcohol were up for scrutiny at Health Coalition Aotearoa’s political panel on prevention, held last month in Wellington.