Drugs
UN Office of Drugs and Crime backs decriminalisation
The billionaire tycoon Richard Branson has blown the lid on a draft briefing by the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime supporting the decriminalisation of all illicit drugs. The two page… Audio
UN attempt to decriminalise drugs foiled
An attempt by UN officials to get countries to decriminalise the possession and use of all drugs for personal consumption has been foiled.
Neuroscientist Mark Lewis - addiction is NOT a disease
Professor Marc Lewis is a former drug addict, who recovered and now specialises in addiction. His latest book, The Biology of Desire: Why Addiction is not a Disease, has divided the medical… Audio
Julian McMahon and Ursula Noye - Death Penalty for Drug Crime
October 10 is the World Day Against the Death Penalty and this year the theme is ending the death penalty for drug crimes. Julian McMahon is an Australian barrister who has worked on death row cases… Audio
Chris Lewicki - Asteroid mining
The challenges to locate and mine mineral resources from beyond the Earth's atmosphere - with Chris Lewicki Planetary Resources chief asteroid miner. Audio
Toxicology with Dr Leo Schep - Methamphetamine
What's your poison? Toxicologist Dr. Leo Schep tests for substances taken internally or applied externally that are injurious to health or dangerous to life, such as methamphetamine. Audio
Call for more drug rehab centres
The director of the Salvation Army addiction services joins the Panel to discuss the need for more drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities. Audio
Police make 16 arrests in Auckland drugs bust
Auckland police have made 16 arrests after investigating an alleged drug ring in the central city. Audio
Govt unveils new drugs approach
The Government will target gangs under a new five-year plan to minimise harm from alcohol and other drugs.
Mystery meth in couple's slow cooker
Two Aucklanders got more than they bargained for after using a slow cooker to prepare their evening meal.
'Female Viagra'
The US Food and Drug Administration has just approved a drug to treat female sexual dysfunction. Dr Ray Moynihan has been studying the research and the marketing surrounding the subject for more than… Audio
Customs seizes $80m of methamphetamine
Customs has seized $80 million of methamphetamine in Auckland after intercepting a shipping container destined for Fiji.
Drug addict dies after being given experimental drug
A drug addict hooked on opiates who asked her doctor for an experimental treatment she'd read about, ended up dead just days later. The 45 year old woman was given 6 doses of the psycho-active… Audio
Billy Murphy: the law in Baltimore
Founder of Murphy, Falcon & Murphy in Maryland, who represents the family of Freddie Gray, who suffered a fatal spinal injury while in Baltimore police custody. Audio
Arrest after meth found in courier parcel
Police and Customs have seized about $1 million worth of methamphetamine hidden in a courier parcel.
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
