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Potent Pot Packing More Punch? Research, Rats and Remembering You Think You’Re Dying for a Beer? Totally Freaked out Journos in Wild Factual Abandon! Contents Potent pot packing more punch? Research, rats and remembering You think you’re dying for a beer? Totally freaked out journos in wild factual abandon! Contents matters of substance February 2008 Features Vol 18 No 1 ISSN 1177-200X 02 Cover Story 19 Review of Alcoholism and 25 Research Update matters of substance is published by the We’re still talking about pot Drug Addiction Act 1966 Into my arms: Injecting NZ Drug Foundation. All rights reserved. drug use in New Zealand Neither this publication nor any part In the wake of the coroner’s of it may be reproduced without prior calls for increased treatment Chris Wilkins and Charles permission of the NZ Drug Foundation. facilities, the Ministry of Henderson compare findings Health outlines the on injecting drug use matters of substance invites feedback proposed review of the behaviour from the Illicit and contributions. If you’re interested in contributing a guest editorial or article, Alcoholism and Drug Drug Monitoring System please first contact us: Addiction Act. and Needle Exchange [email protected] New Zealand’s p +64 4 801 6303 seroprevalence surveys. In the last issue, we sought 23 After the ban Brand development/graphic design to invoke a national Two studies put to the test Origin Design +64 4 801 6644 conversation around 27 Story Updates [email protected] claims by the party pill www.origindesign.co.nz marijuana by inviting industry that a ban would This new regular feature various contributors to share increase methamphetamine provides brief updates on NZ Drug Foundation their views. The discussion use and encourage growth stories featured in earlier 3rd Floor, 111 Dixon Street lives on in this issue. of a party pill black market. issues of Matters of PO Box 3082, Wellington, New Zealand Substance. p +64 4 801 6303 Sense and sinsemilla Legend has it that pot is Regulars 33 Mythbusters Become a member now 25–30 times stronger Getting rat-faced than back in the 60s and 01 The Director’s Cut New research suggests The NZ Drug Foundation has that today’s ‘killer weed’ is Drug Foundation Director Ross drinking in moderation can been at the heart of major wreaking havoc with the Bell introduces the February boost memory… for rats. alcohol and other drug policy mental health of young debates for over 18 years. issue by discussing recent But is this good news for us stoners. Marilyn Head During that time, we have Australian drug policy and humans? Mythbusters puts examines what research demonstrated a strong the warning its failure holds new rat research under the commitment to advocating there is into potency, and for our politicians. microscope and asks policies and practices based what it actually suggests. whether gushing media on the best evidence available. This month’s other cannabis 01 Key Events and Dates coverage of the findings You can help us. A key strength of the conversation stories include: We look ahead into 2008 is justified. NZ Drug Foundation lies in its diverse Home away from drugs and provide a schedule of key membership base. As a member of the happenings for your diary. News NZ Drug Foundation, you will receive – Odyssey House and information about major alcohol and the therapeutic other drug policy challenges. You can also community model 12 Opinion 29 New Zealand News get involved in our work to find solutions Caught with cannabis – When truth and balance to those challenges. Fidel’s fined, licences A stoner or a scholar? go to pot declined and alcohol harms Our membership includes health Opinion – When truth Ross Bell examines media defined. We keep you promoters, primary health and and balance go to pot coverage of three recent up-to-date with the latest community organisations, researchers, students, schools and boards of trustees, scientific findings on health on New Zealand’s using and policy makers, and addiction treatment 17 Killer beers and cannabis use. It seems boozing. agencies and workers. ‘reefer madness’ is alive and well in the over-simplification 30 World News Membership and subscription enquiries [email protected] characterising much of what A plethora of painkillers, or visit our website. is written in the news. possession in Portugal, and something pernicious in the 20 Guest Editorial minister’s punch. Plus – you may never look at Nutella www.drugfoundation.org.nz The ultimate price There are still plenty of the same way again! Beer companies employ countries around the world thousands of young women where mere possession of Quotes of Substance in Cambodia who work hard illicit substances can result A roundup of the sane and to sell tourists their brand. in capital punishment. sometimes silly observations The punters pay for the Rick Lines argues this made by people around beer. The women may be situation demands the world about alcohol paying with their lives. international attention. and drugs. matters of substance February 08 www.drugfoundation.org.nz The Director’s Cut Key Events and Dates Drugs and Alcohol at Work dedicated harm reduction workers, Conference policy makers and researchers. 6 March, Wellington; 4 April, Napier www.ihraconferences.net The conference aims to equip employers with knowledge on Australian Winter School – effective measures needed to Seen and Unseen Harms implement and deal with alcohol WELCOME to the firstMatters 12–14 May, Brisbane, Australia and drug problems in the workplace. Organised by the Alcohol and Drug of Substance for 2008. www.emacentral.org.nz Foundation Queensland, this Winter School will focus on three themes: Last year’s Australian the community for personal Addiction Treatment Sector families and alcohol and other drugs, election was a lesson for our political gain during an Leadership Days workplace and AOD issues, and politicians in how not to election campaign”. 13 March, Christchurch; 3 July, social exclusion (including mental conduct drug policy during The policy received little Auckland; 6 November, Wellington health and indigenous issues). These days are an opportunity for www.winterschool.info an election year. comment from Kevin Rudd’s managers, funders, planners and In a move reminiscent Labor Party. While Mr Rudd senior clinicians to debate and Youth Week of the Tampa ‘children said Mr Howard was discuss important issues facing the 26 May–1 June, New Zealand overboard’ scandal, the “desperately producing addiction treatment sector. The website has been totally Howard Coalition Government policies in the shadow of ALAC Partnership Conference: redeveloped by the creative Youth launched a controversial polling day to cling to Sustainable Partnerships – Week team, so check it out. Tough on Drugs policy on the power”, he did not address Opportunities and Challenges www.youthweek.co.nz eve of the federal election. the substance of the 3–4 April, Rotorua Only five days from the proposals, nor did Labor An opportunity for agencies charged Club Health November polling day, include drug policy in their with enforcing and monitoring 23–25 June, Santa Eulalia, Ibiza, Spain Howard announced that, election manifesto. So, no compliance with the Sale of Liquor The 5th International Conference on Act 1989 to work together and if re-elected, he would brownie points there either. Nightlife, Substance Use and Related formalise partnerships. Health Issues, held in one of the quarantine welfare payments While illicit drugs got www.alac.org.nz world’s leading nightlife destinations, to “drug criminals” to stop attention during the focuses on protecting and promoting taxpayers’ money being election, the pink elephant ALAC Partnership Conference: health in nightlife settings. spent on illicit drugs, in the room was ignored. Local Government – Planning www.clubhealth.org.uk cigarettes and alcohol. A Federal Government for alcohol in the community Instead, welfare payments report released only weeks 10–11 April, Nelson Involve 08: Relate How local authorities can make 2–4 July, Wellington would be managed by a before the election showed effective use of legislation to third party to ensure they the economic impact from A conference about young people improve planning for alcohol in and quality relationships, Involve 08 were only spent on essential alcohol more than doubled their communities. aims to inspire, inform, encourage items. This proposal closely from $7.6 billion in 1999 to www.alac.org.nz and challenge those working with followed a Liberal Party- $15.3 billion in 2005, and for young people. penned parliamentary report prompting one addiction Central Region Addictions www.involve.org.nz Network Forum – Models of recommending children be worker to ask whether the treatment across cultures International Addiction Summit taken away permanently major parties are “just going 23–24 April, Palmerston North from drug-addicted parents. to run into an election and 10–12 July, Melbourne, Australia An opportunity to meet colleagues The underlying theme ‘A climate The quarantine policy not have a position on a working in a rapidly changing scene. for change’ challenges sector leaders met with opposition from 15 billion dollar problem”. www.alac.org.nz to think creatively about new and drug sector professionals. Drug policy will make a innovative ideas that can march the Howard’s own National showing during our election Pacific Spirit Conference addiction treatment field to the Council on Drugs warned of year. With the Misuse of 8–9 May, Auckland summit. unintended consequences Drugs Act under review and Strengthening youth participation www.addictionsummit.org in the Pacific AOD sector, that may increase risks for amendments to alcohol law showcasing new research and Insights and Solutions children and families. and policy on Parliament’s traditional knowledge, and 1–3 September, Melbourne, Australia highlighting community led Other commentators were Order Paper, New Zealand A chance to consider innovative more forthright, describing political parties cannot initiatives to reduce alcohol harm.
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