Drugs

After mounting pressure for action, the government is asking the public for their views on the best way to introduce roadside drug testing. It comes after desperate calls from the families of those… Video, Audio

In a rare parliamentary move, the Speaker named and suspended National MP Nick Smith for a comment yesterday, he accused Trevor Mallard of being " soft on drugs, like the Government."  Audio

Treating drugs as a health centred issue and away from a punitive apprach has been at the heart of the Governments Misuse of Drugs Amendement Bill. It's a shift away from the War on Drugs approach to… Audio

The Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill is the Government's response to the synthetic drug crisis, but submitters to the Health Select Committee have expressed concern about allowing widening the police… Audio

The government is being accused of trying to slip through a law change that some say would essentially decriminalise the possession of class A drugs. The Police Association says changes may be aimed… Video, Audio

Addiction is complicated. Judith Grisel knows that too well. She started drinking and taking drugs at 13 and is now 30 years sober and a neuroscientist who studies addiction and the brain.  Audio

Two people have been arrested after more than 100 kilograms of methamphetamine and two handguns were discovered inside some golf carts' batteries - the first time firearms have been found concealed… Video, Audio

Dr João Goulão was instrumental in shaping Portugal's radical drug policy, which emphasises health and treatment options over the criminalisation of users. What did it take for Portugal to undertake… Audio

Psychoactive substances have been banned in New Zealand for five years, but their illicit trade is booming. Why is it so hard to determine what's in them? Forensic toxicologist Diana Kappatos is with… Audio

Checkpoint presenter Lisa Owen interviews Health Minister David Clark on Pharmac's funding model, why life-prolonging drugs aren't being funded, and whether it's high time for an independent review… Video, Audio

An octopus squeezing through a small space and a squishy ball have inspired a new way of delivering drugs through the skin that is being developed at the University of Otago. Audio

David Best helped establish the UK's first recovery-focused prison, which some are looking to replicate in New Zealand. "Why should we support recovery?" he tells Kim Hill, "because recovery will lead… Audio

There will be a binding referendum on personal use of cannabis at 2020 election, but there has been some concern we're moving too fast ... Audio