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'If I can do it anyone can': TV journalist Paddy Gower's alcohol-free year
One of the best things about sobriety has been rediscovering the joys of morning, he says.
Inside the world’s most expensive addiction clinic
Financial Times: A week at The Küsnacht Practice starts at $179,000.
Matthew Perry reveals 'scary' confrontation with Friends co-star
The Friends actor said he was 'scared' during the confrontation with his colleague.
Friends star reveals he nearly died
Matthew Perry’s addiction struggles became so severe that he “nearly died”.
From the archives: Developer to deviant, the rise and fall of Mark Lyon
From millionaire property developer to the drug-addled owner of a sex dungeon.
Ingham twin's son learned of her death in the news
Joanne Ingham was living in emergency accommodation and battling alcohol addiction.
Liquor store manager took car keys off drunk woman five times over legal limit
Woman almost five times the legal limit stopped from driving by liquor store manager.
Chlöe Swarbrick: Govt has life-changing advice - now it needs willpower
Pandemic has showed us transformative change can be achieved with enough courage.
Kiwi in Oz who stabbed boyfriend overturns '501' deportation along with dozens of others
One woman was allowed to stay in Australia despite stabbing partner in arm and chest.
Judge orders prison for addict who claimed PTSD working for meth syndicate
Judge urges man to resume his help to other addicts when he is released from prison.
Judge concerned jail will entrench teen's criminal behaviour and gang links
A judge reluctantly jailed a teen robber, fearing he will be more antisocial on release.
'Devastated': Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler enters rehab facility
Aerosmith has cancelled tour dates amid news of Steven Tyler's relapse.
Zac Guildford charged with breaching intensive supervision before latest sentencing
The offending allegedly occurred before Guildford was sentenced earlier this year.
Woman shocked that she's jailed for offering to supply meth
Supporter yells in court people did not do enough to help her friend.
'It eases the pain': Former meth addict working on Northland doco
Warning: This story discusses addiction and self-harm.
Judge tells drug-dealing mum she should have changed 'two daughters ago'
A drug dealer's request for a lighter sentence has failed with a Rotorua judge.
Doomed by design: Why you can't stop scrolling
How much of phone addiction is influenced by factors beyond our control?
Fetish turns fatal: Wealthy 'sexual deviant' sentenced to 30 years in prison
He injected two men with lethal doses of meth.
Govt slated over big spend but few improvements in mental health
Improvements in services "have not materialised as we had hoped for over this time".
Big Read: Meth-fuelled burglar shot by farmer
The sorry saga could have had an even worse ending, reports Kurt Bayer.
Native American tribes reach $888m opioid settlement
Native US tribes have reached settlements over the toll of opioids totalling $888 million.
'History repeating': The rise of vaping-addicted teens
"I didn't realise I was hooked until I tried to stop and became really sick," teen tells.
Smokefree NZ: 2025 goal 'unlikely' to be hit
The Government aims to slash smoking rates to 5 per cent of the population.
The tourist and the fatal car crash - the investigation that crushed the police case
A tourist was charged over a double-fatality - then a completely different story emerged.
A tourist driver was charged over two deaths - then a tragic theory emerged over other motorist
A tourist driver was charged with causing two deaths - then another story emerged.
Homeless move site after safety threats
Long stayers moved from Whanganui homeless hub after threats to safety.
'Public health crisis' calls to overhaul booze laws
Health leaders are calling for changes to laws around the substance more deadly than meth.
Sir Billy Connolly: A windswept and interesting life
As a young man, Billy Connolly said he had a yearning to be famous.
Jay-Jay Feeney's secret struggle: 'I feared for my life'
For the first time the radio star reveals the trauma of having a drug addict in her life.
Editorial: Ardern's Mob rehab funding signoff - how a $2.75m mistake was made
OPINION: We shouldn't fear giving money to the Mob. But the PM's eyes weren't 'wide open'.
Homeless addicts sniff lighter fluid as glue becomes scarce
The shift from one "volatile" substance to another has been noted since the lockdown.
'They are genuine': Participants of Mongrel Mob-led rehab are getting clean
"When the change is coming from those guys themselves, it's really powerful."
Alexander Gillespie: Permanent drug checks positive step towards 'NZ's war on drugs'
Between 2017 and 2019, more than 70 deaths were attributed to synthetic cannabis in NZ.