National Drug Policy New Zealand

The National Drug Policy aims to improve the health and wellbeing of New Zealanders by encouraging the development of action plans and programmes that prevent and reduce drug-related harm.

Progress under the National Drug Policy is reviewed twice yearly by the Ministerial Committee on Drug Policy (MCDP). Initiatives are progressed and monitored by a group of government agencies that make up the Inter-Agency Committee on Drugs (IACD).

This website provides information and updates relating to drug policy; the work of committees that have key roles in relation to policy and classification; and information about specific drugs.

News and Updates

27 Jan: Drug Use in New Zealand - Key results of the 2007/08 New Zealand Alcohol and Drug Use Survey (www.moh.govt.nz)
Available from the Ministry of Health website

22 Dec: Pacific Abstinence & Responsible Drinking Study (PARDY) (PDF, 721 KB)
A qualitative investigation into factors that support abstinence or responsible drinking amongst Pacific youth

4 Dec: EACD minutes for August and October available

13 Oct: Alcohol Use in New Zealand: Key results of the 2007/08 New Zealand Alcohol and Drug Use Survey (www.moh.govt.nz)
The survey measured alcohol and drug use among more than 6,500 New Zealanders aged 16–64 years from August 2007 to April 2008.

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Page last updated: 27 January 2010