Former supermarket manager finds a more fulfilling life working to help people.

Although the effects of the party drug ecstasy are transient and may not require medical attention, complications of severe toxicity have occurred, says Leo Schep.

A Wellington emergency doctor says the legalisation of pure MDMA - the main ingredient in recreational drug ecstasy - should be considered.

More than 30 people have been treated at hospitals for bad reactions to what is thought to be a potent synthetic cannabis, in a cluster of cases that have surprised doctors.

Smoking cannabis may cause early puberty and stunted growth in boys, a study has revealed.

What does an alcoholic look like? For years, I wouldn't have said that label had anything to do with me.

The number of synthetic cannabis users seeking mental health care halved after legal controls were imposed and have become rare since all products were ordered off shelves.

A Christchurch woman has today admitted stealing her grandfather's war medals and pawning them off to fund her drug habit.

Known as flakka, effects include hallucinations, rage, delirium, paranoia and a sharp rise in body temperature which leads users to take off their clothes.

New US government data tells us which industries' employees drink the most and which do the most drugs.

Currently, lower-strength painkillers such as paracetamol, ibuprofen and aspirin can be bought almost anywhere, while drugs such as Nurofen Plus or Panadeine Forte can be bought only at pharmacies.

A bodybuilder who became the victim of a kidnapping was allegedly tricked into attending a meeting with his kidnappers.

An Auckland bodybuilder allegedly arranged the kidnapping of a fellow bodybuilder who considered him to be like a “brother”, in an attempt to avoid being jailed.

Indonesia ignored Australian Government requests to delay execution notices for Bali Nine drug smugglers Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan until after Anzac Day.

Police have shut down two sophisticated drug rings and seized meth worth up to $123 million during a series of busts across Auckland.

Tyler Hamilton rode for Lance Armstrong during three of the seven Tour de France victories the Texan won while doping.

Customs is intercepting more mail containing cocaine, LSD and Ecstasy as people use online drug marketplaces to order recreational drugs.

An Auckland primary school has suspended two teacher aides after they were snapped exchanging cannabis in the staff room.

More than $200,000 of cannabis has been kept off the street after police's annual drug raid.

Jakarta's Governor has reportedly said President Joko Widodo is considering different views on the death penalty, including his own advice that it should be removed from Indonesia's laws.

Australia's Foreign Minister is disappointed the latest appeal to save the lives two men on drugs charges in Indonesia has failed.

NRL boss Dave Smith has confirmed the league has taken over ownership of the Gold Coast Titans as the struggling club reels from drug allegations against five players.

Fears are growing that more players, both current and former, across three football codes will be implicated in the Queensland cocaine scandal that has engulfed the NRL.

It's "very likely" Australians Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan will be moved from their Bali jail cells for execution this week, Bali's chief prosecutor says.

Nearly a quarter of new cases of psychosis are linked to high-potency "skunk like" cannabis, new research shows.

Australian officials will be advised of Indonesia's procedures for executing Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran at a meeting in Jakarta tomorrow.

The mastermind behind the Bali Nine drug trafficking plot is reportedly living large after winning the lottery as two Australians face execution.

A man allegedly trying to sell drugs to tourists abandoned his 11-month-old toddler in a pram on a Northland street when he fled from police.