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Thousands dying in krok's torturous grip
'Epidemic' of cheap synthetic opiate use sees Russian drug addicts slowly rot from the inside.
Gift basket drug smuggler jailed
A key player in the Harrods gift basket drug-smuggling syndicate has been given a lengthy prison sentence.
Kronic shopkeepers feel the heat
A number of dairy owners have pulled synthetic cannabis from their stores in the face of mounting public pressure.
Synthetic cannabis rules 'welcome'
A major manufacturer of synthetic cannabis has welcomed regulation of the products and is...
School daze
How worried should parents be about teenagers' alcohol and drug use? Frances Morton went to find out.
King's boys play game of their lives...
Three days after burying their mate, King's College First XV played the game of their lives to beat arch-rivals Auckland Grammar.
Kerre Woodham: Teenage years are a killer
My 22-year-old daughter will graduate from law school this year.
Drugs hid in Harrods hamper
A drug syndicate smuggled hundreds of thousands of Ecstasy pills to NZ inside Harrods gift baskets.
Drug dogs to check St Kent's ball guests
The school has also hired security guards to search students at the door.
Teen death: Kronic's role probed
An investigation is under way into what role synthetic cannabis may have played in a fatal car crash.
Justin Timberlake: 'Some people are just better high'
Justin Timberlake thinks some people are "better" on drugs.
Darkness singer on why he quit drugs
The Darkness singer Justin Hawkins knew he had to quit drink and drugs when he wet himself on a plane.
Prison guard jailed for corruption
Rimutaka prison guard Johan Clarke has been jailed in what is believed to be the first time a corrections officer has been convicted of corruption charges.
Amy Winehouse's alcoholic lifestyle killing her - reports
Amy Winehouse has been told to quit drinking or die.