Ecstasy busts: International drug lords target NZ
Authorities say high prices attracting international gangs. Drug Foundation disagrees.
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Health bosses warn Govt: 'Patients could die'
Health Minister warned changes could be unethical and kill or seriously harm addicts.
22 people in US bleeding from eyes after using synthetics
This is the first time that severe bleeding has been associated with the drugs.
Three arrested after drug raids in Huntly
Two men and one woman were arrested after two searches by AOS today.
Inside the raids on the Mongrel Mob
Police smashed a P supply chain in Kawerau today. But breaking addiction is harder.
Higher meth and cannabis dependency in North Island
Waikato has the most dependent P users, while high cannabis use is big in Bay of Plenty
The power to destroy
Kelly Lyndon on the heart-breaking journey of loving a P addict and the novel it inspired.
Synthetic drugs: Bill for tougher penalties passes
Bill to toughen penalties for supplying psychoactive drugs passes first reading.
Father of drug victim calls for harsher sentences
Lewis Jones delivered a petition to Parliament today supporting harsher drug penalties.
How a letter brought my estranged twin sister home
Sandra left her family for a drug addiction. After 13 years, a letter brought her home.
'Bad ecstasy batch' was three times as powerful
More than a dozen people, including a 15-year-old, admitted to Christchurch Hospital.
Easy as A, B... P: Meth now easier to get than cannabis
Methamphetamine is far more accessible than marijuana in every region in New Zealand.
NZ's drug underworld: 'Severed limbs, swingers parties and murder'
A new book has revealed the dark underworld of NZ's P epidemic.
Bobby Brown: What really killed Whitney
Six years after Houston's tragic death, her ex-husband reveals the cause of her drowning.
$1.5m of cocaine stopped by Customs
Auckland Airport staff found the drug in a hidden compartment in a suitcase.
Nine hospitalised after taking dodgy ecstasy
Nine people are in hospital after taking what is thought to be a faulty batch of ecstasy.
Mum speaks out after girl gouges eyes out while high on meth
The girl is now blind after removing her own eyeballs as crowd tried in vain to stop her.
Victim's family launch petition: 'Synthetics are scary, very, very scary'
A petition has been launched to support a bill proposing to increase drug supply penalties
Cocaine courier's greed earns him jail time
Drug courier sentenced to eight years in jail for trying to smuggle 2.6kg of cocaine.
Aussie's codeine ban leaves women battling pain
These women are left battling painful conditions after Australia's ban on OTC codeine.
Town flooded with 21 million pills
Over past decade, the prescription painkillers have been shipped to West Virginia.
Police seized more than 100kg of cocaine last year
Cocaine seizures triple in a year.
Ross Bell: Public safety most important thing
COMMENT: Public health and safety should be starting point for debate on drug law reform.
John Roughan: How not to legalise drugs
COMMNET: Treating cannabis as a health problem is a recipe for political regret.
Police uncover meth lab in Auckland
Two men have been arrested after officers discover 'complex' laboratory.
'No remorse': Killer driver says prison like a 'girls' camp'
The only surviving victim of the crash she caused says the letter shows little remorse.
Synthetics tragedy: Partner still reeling
Calum Jones died in September after using synthetic drugs. Today his girlfriend speaks out
Surge in high-dose ecstasy pills this holiday season
Party-goers warned to be careful with unfamiliar pills after reports of deaths in UK.
Ecstasy taking at Rhythm & Vines: Police got it wrong
Police have backtracked after claiming ill party-goers had taken Ecstasy.
Oriwa Kemp speaks about Nia Glassie, life
Oriwa Kemp was jailed for the abuse of Nia Glassie. Today she speaks for the first time.
Covert drug testing at festivals this summer
Drug-testing group calls for law change to allow it to operate legally.
Fentanyl prescriptions double despite warnings
Fentanyl is up to 100 times stronger than morphine but it's being used more and more.
Local Focus: How does a meth inspection actually work?
What is the process a meth inspector takes? Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: When P comes first - meth's impact on children
Kids miss out when parents are addicted to meth. Made with funding from NZ On Air.