Alcohol
NZ hits 'peak booze'
New statistics show hazadarous drinking has increased for older groups and Alcohol Heathwatch's execuitve director warns partys of the population have reached 'peak booze'. One-third of hazardous… Audio
Booze laws ineffective
Alcohol abuse costs the country billions of dollars a year: accidents, crime, addiction, not to mention all the doctors and nurses in our emergency departments abused and assaulted by drunks. There… Audio
Rebecca Stevenson on West Auckland's Licensing Trusts
The Spinoff's business editor, Rebecca Stevenson has been looking into the monopolies that are the licensing trusts in West Auckland. Audio
Foetal alcohol spectrum disorder lacking recognition
Around 5 per cent of New Zealanders are believed to suffer from Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Associate Professor Anita Gibbs from the University of Otago says Teina Pora, acquitted over the 1992… Audio
The not so beautiful truth behind alcohol advertising
The Advertising Standards Authority's chief executive Hilary Souter lays out what happens next after Alcohol Healthwatch complained about an ad with several celebrities pushing a campaign called… Audio
Alcohol in supermarkets
Alcohol Action NZ says supermarkets are the country's biggest drug dealer. Should alcohol be taken out of supermarkets? Audio
Alcohol advertising on city buses
An Auckland councillor is demanding Auckland Transport immediately pull alcohol advertising from city buses, but as Laura Tupou reports AT has no control over the ads until it takes over later this… Video, Audio
Prof David Nutt: 'It's irrational to deny people access to LSD'
A former drug policy advisor to the UK's Labour government is in New Zealand to talk about how psychedelic drugs could help control a number of mental health problems and why the war on drugs is a… Audio
Reseacrh finds link between cancer and alcohol
UK scientists have found for the first time that drinking alcohol raises the risk of cancer by damaging DNA. Audio
Liquor ban for Chch suburb after safety concerns
A temporary alcohol ban will be put in a Christchurch suburb, after residents said they no longer felt safe.
'Frustrating' high rate of alcohol-related emergency admissions
The New Zealand chairperson of the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine Dr John Bonning says alcohol is a factor in too many admissions to hospital emergency departments. The latest survey shows… Audio
Binge drinking still a 'significant burden' on strained EDs
Extremely drunk people are putting a burden on New Zealand's strained emergency departments, despite a drop in numbers from last year's surge.
The case of the ballooning wine glasses
In Naked Science news, empirical evidence that wine glasses have got bigger... way bigger, and a potential breakthrough in the treatment of the degenerative brain condition Huntington's Disease. Audio
The sobering science of drinking and driving
Waikato University research shows that drinking socially makes it harder to tell when you're too drunk to drive - and even a low blood alcohol level makes our driving unsafe. Audio
The sobering science of drinking and driving
Waikato University research shows that drinking socially makes it harder to tell when you're too drunk to drive - and even a low blood alcohol level makes our driving unsafe.
Audio'Be aware of your limits' - a warning for work parties
We're approaching the time of year for one of the great annual work institutions - the staff Christmas party. Researchers from Otago University have been studying work social functions and surveyed… Audio
Scotland can set a minimum price for alcohol
A cheap tipple is about to get a bit more expensive in Scotland. The Supreme Court in the United Kingdom has ruled that Scotland can set a minimum price for alcohol, saying the measure was a… Audio
Ed Sheeran puts heat on Easter Trading debate
Pop star Ed Sheeran has turned up the heat on Dunedin's Easter Trading debate, with fears the city will struggle to host 65,000 extra concert goers if the shops are shut.
Decrease seen in drug and alcohol related crimes in Samoa
Drug and alcohol related crimes in Samoa are gradually decreasing since the introduction of Samoa's Alcohol and Drug Court says Supreme Court Judge. Audio
New online drug survey launched: Chris Wilkins
Testing for drug levels in waterways is about to be trialled in the regions, following a pilot programme in Auckland. Analysis of Auckland's wastewater between May and July 2014 found methamphetamine… Audio
