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Wine drinkers may be imbibing illicit drug

Drinkers of wine, sherry and port may be unknowingly breaking the law and consuming small doses of the party drug fantasy.

Pharmageddon stretches from pillbillies to celebrities

Kiwis' fondness for drugs increasing

$500 for tobacco in prison

Hard facts on social smoking

Smoke-and-gamble move attacked

Rhodri Marsden: Loving your smartphone is only human

Mitch Winehouse's rehab plans need a fix

When a bereaved father made a public plea for more rehab clinics this week, he was probably unaware of the war of words that has engulfed the addictions debate over the past 10 years.

Former US first lady Betty Ford passes away

Thousands dying in krok's torturous grip

'Epidemic' of cheap synthetic opiate use sees Russian drug addicts slowly rot from the inside.

Gorilla diet could explain human obesity

Tim Lott: Facebook 'crystal meth of the cyberworld'

So why am I still on Facebook when millions have logged off for good over the past month alone?

Should synthetic cannabis like Kronic be made illegal?

New task force to tackle Gold Coast crime

Aussie cop's death ignites policing debate

The death of a Gold Coast police officer has left Australians struggling how to deal with crime.

Amy Winehouse's alcoholic lifestyle killing her - reports

Amy Winehouse has been told to quit drinking or die.