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Overdose scares Eminem straight
Eminem admits he stopped taking drugs after he "almost died" from a near fatal double overdose in 2007.
Call for synthetic-cannabis controls
Drug control groups want a tightening of laws relating to synthetic cannabis products.
Ex-dealer opens rehab
A former drug addict who was convicted of smuggling ecstasy into New Zealand has opened a $560-a-day clinic in one of Auckland's swankiest suburbs.
Prison visitors facing drug smuggling charges
Two prisoners' mothers and a girlfriend are facing criminal charges, after trying to smuggle drugs.
The fast and furious crime wave that costs us $100 million a year
The Weekend Herald delves into the underworld of car theft and discovers a thriving multimillion dollar industry.
Rise in underage prostitutes working Auckland streets
Police say increasing numbers of girls as young as 12 are working as prostitutes in Auckland's city centre.
Secret labs and more arrests point to growing drug problem
Ominous signs point to the fact that heroin and cocaine may be making a comeback in Australia.
Passport snag catches fisherman
One of NZ's top fly fishermen was stopped from boarding a plane to the World Championships because police thought he was a drug dealer.
Police freeze cash, $1m home
Police have frozen a $1m home and nearly $190,000 belonging to the man who runs the Switched On Gardener.
Man found guilty of rape of 13-year-old
A jury fins a 35-year-old man guilty of raping a 13-year-old in west Auckland and forcing her to smoke cannabis.
Drug-driving law results in over 100 charges
Transport Minister Steven Joyce says the number of drivers found with drugs in their bloodstream show the law is working as intended.
<i>Paul Thomas</i>: Fergie should try drug dealing
It's been a rough week for two grand institutions, writes Paul Thomas.
Casualties mount in bloody Jamaican stand-off
More than 30 killed as government steps up hunt for former ally Christopher Coke.