Meth is spreading across NZ at record rates.

Consequences for wider Pacific community could be enormous, says researcher.

Simeon Brown is pushing for harsher penalties for suppliers.

Stars tell of battles with drinking on Alcoholics Anonymous' 70th anniversary in NZ.

Boy, 10, addicted to gaming required bowel surgery after he stopped going to toilet.

The methamphetamine scourge is harming our youngest and most vulnerable.

Funding will come from criminal assets or illegal income seized by police.

The man was well over the limit when he drove over his victim's leg.

She wet herself to avoid moving and hit her father when he tried to stop her playing.

Katy Moore was terrified and ashamed of her addiction. It was "ridiculous".

When her phone consumed her life, Saira's parents took drastic action.

Her life spiralled into abuse and drug addiction when police wouldn't take her seriously.

Science versus the roar of the crowd - what sort of justice does New Zealand want?

Mental health conference held at casino causes upset among psychiatrists

This Kiwi family found their own answer to screen addiction, reports Jamie Morton.

At 16, Arnia Appleby bought a couple of packs of cigarettes. Within a week she was hooked.

Jordan Leslie Simpson told the court that he wants to go to rehab

Bail denied for alleged ringleader of Bay of Plenty synthetic cannabis supply chain.

5 traits tested: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism.

Man's drug addiction the root of the problem.

Personality study looks at how your traits influence likelihood of screen addiction.

Science advisers urge a new 'data over dogma' approach to justice.

The man found dead at an Auckland halfway house was a convicted rapist.

Keith Johnson died on his bench in St Peter's Anglican Onehunga cemetery on July 1, 2017.

Drug-testing at festivals and safe injecting rooms can stop drug deaths, says Helen Clark

The addictive synthetic opioid is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine.

Former P addict Rachel Axis speaks out about her past. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Burgled Whanganui victim defends culprit on social media in bid to stop nasty traction.

Can't put your phone down? This might be why.

Anxious, sleepless or paranoid? Step into Britain's social media rehab.