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12 Aug: Expert Advisory Committee on Drugs (EACD) Meeting Minutes - 16 April

8 Jul: Literature Review and Assessment Report on MDMA / Ecstasy
This report reviews the international and New Zealand literature on the evidence on the risk of harm associated with MDMA ('ecstasy'), an amphetamine-type stimulant.

27 Apr: Review of Regulatory Framework for the Sale and Supply of Liquor
Alcohol In Our Lives: Curbing the Harm is the Law Commission's final report on the review of New Zealand's liquor laws

11 Feb: Review of Misuse of Drugs Act 1975
Controlling and Regulating Drugs is an issues paper which traces the history of drug policy and regulation in New Zealand, and reviews the current approach to drug control and regulation.

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

2009

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

10 Dec: What Health professionals Know and Do About Alcohol and Other Drug Use During Pregnancy (PDF, 375 KB)

4 Dec: EACD minutes for August and October now 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.

12 Oct: EACD agenda for October and IACD minutes for April

9 Oct: Tackling Methamphetamine: An Action Plan

9 Oct: EACD Minutes for July 17 2009 - Discussion on Pseudoephedrine

1 Sep: Stocktake of Services and Resources to Minimise the Harms from Drugs

1 Sep: Opportunities for alcohol and other drug advice in the GP consultation

27 Aug Drug driving in New Zealand: A Survey of Community Attitudes, Experience and Understanding
Results from the Drug Foundation's survey into driving and drugs suggest "cannibis driving" is a serious road safety issue in New Zealand.

16 July: EACD agenda for Aug, and May minutes available

25 July: Research into knowledge and attitudes to illegal drugs in New Zealand
A study among the general public and people with experience of illegal drug use

7 July: Promoting Student Health and Wellbeing - A Guide to Drug Education in Schools (Word, 482 KB)

11 June: Illicit Drug Monitoring System

8 Apr: Costs of Harmful Alcohol and Other Drug Use
A report from Business and Economic Research Limited (BERL)

5 Mar: 2008 Tobacco Returns
Annual Tobacco Returns filed by manufacturers and importers pursuant to section 35 of the Smoke-free Environments Act 1990.

4 Mar: Ready-to-Drink Beverages - Policy Paper
This paper was developed in response to concerns regarding ready-to-drink beverages and assesses the evidence and implications of a selection of potential policy options targeted at ready-to-drink beverages.

Page last updated 15 June 2010