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S. GUNASEKARA | Amsterdam : Transnational Institute (TNI) | Series on legislative reform of drug policies | 2010New Zealand's existing drug laws are out of date, overly complex and poorly aligned with official drug policy. In 2007, the Government decided to entrust an independent agency, the New Zealand Law Commission, to comprehensively review the countr[...]Rapport
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D. M. FERGUSSON ; L. J. HORWOOD ; M. T. LYNSKEY ; P. A. F. MADDEN | 2003CONTEXT: While there is a growing literature on the linkages between early subjective responses to nicotine and alcohol and later risks of nicotine or alcohol dependence, to date there has been no study of this issue in relation to cannabis. O[...]Article : Périodique
S. CASSWELL ; T. HUCKLE ; K. PARKER ; T. GRAYDON-GUY ; J. LEUNG ; C. PARRY ; P. TORUN ; G. SENGEE ; C. PHAM ; G. GRAY-PHILLIP ; S. CALLINAN ; S. CHAIYASONG ; A. M. MACKINTOSH ; P. MEIER ; S. RANDERSON |BACKGROUND: Alcohol policies stand out among other noncommunicable disease-relevant policies for the lack of uptake. Composite indicators have been developed to measure the effects of alcohol control policy. We investigated whether drinking patt[...]Article : Périodique
C. BULLEN ; C. HOWE ; M. LAUGESEN ; H. McROBBIE ; V. PARAG ; J. WILLIMAN ; N. WALKER |BACKGROUND: Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) can deliver nicotine and mitigate tobacco withdrawal and are used by many smokers to assist quit attempts. We investigated whether e-cigarettes are more effective than nicotine patches at helping [...]Périodique
*** | 2002FRANÇAIS : ETATS-UNIS. Le terme de "narcoterrorisme" est largement médiatisé depuis les attentats du 11 septembre. Comme si le gouvernement américain avait soudainement découvert l'existence de liens entre trafic de drogues et organisations ar[...]Article : Périodique
C. WALTERS ; A. RAYMONT ; S. GALEA ; A. WHEELER |Introduction and Aims. The role of community pharmacists in the provision of opioid substitution treatment (OST) is pivotal and integral to addiction treatment. An online training program for pharmacists in OST management was piloted in New Zeal[...]Article : Périodique
P. NILAND ; A. C. LYONS ; I. GOODWIN ; F. HUTTON |In countries with liberalised alcohol policies, alcohol harm reduction strategies predominantly focus on young adults' excessive drinking harms and risks. However, research shows such risks are largely irrelevant for young adults, who emphasise [...]Périodique
C. WILKINS ; P. SWEETSUR | 2006ENGLISH : This paper explores the middle and retail levels of the illegal market for cannabis in New Zealand using national household drug survey data. Those who reported purchasing half or full ounces of cannabis were defined as middle level [...]Périodique
M. N. BATES ; FAWCETT J. ; S. DICKSON ; R. BEREZOWSKI ; GARRETT N. | 2002ENGLISH : OBJECTIVE: To determine quantitatively the extent of exposure of hospitality workers to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure during the course of a work shift, and to relate these results to the customer smoking policy of the w[...]Article : Périodique
S. W. MILES ; J. SHERIDAN ; B. RUSSELL ; R. KYDD ; A. WHEELER ; C. WALTERS ; G. GAMBLE ; P. HARDLEY ; M. JENSEN ; K. KUOPPASALMI ; P. TUOMOLA ; J. FÖHR ; O. KUIKANMAKI ; H. VORMA ; R. K. SALOKANGAS ; A. MIKKONEN ; M. KALLIO ; J. KAUHANEN ; V. KIVINIEMI ; J. TIIHONEN |Aims To assess the efficacy of methylphenidate as a substitution therapy for amphetamine/methamphetamine dependence in Finland and New Zealand. Design Parallel-group, double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled trial. Setting Out-patient care. P[...]Article : Périodique
Music festivals and other recreational events are common settings for illicit drug use with the intention of socialising, relaxing and creating a memorable experience. The use of stimulants is commonly reported at music festivals, with a general[...]Article : Périodique
Y. LE STRAT ; N. RAMOZ ; J. HORWOOD ; B. FALISSARD ; C. HASSLER ; L. ROMO ; M. CHOQUET ; D. FERGUSSON ; P. GORWOOD |FRANÇAIS : "Les effets agréables ressentis lors de la première consommation de cannabis constitueraient un facteur de risque majeur dans le développement de la dépendance à cette substance." En partie financée par la MILDT, l'étude visait à éta[...]Rapport
Cette revue narrative réalisée à la demande du canton de Neuchâtel s'articule autour de trois thématiques : - Le tabac en prison (prévalence du tabagisme et usage social du tabac) ; - Les prisons sans fumée (pays concernés, effets de l'interdi[...]Rapport
These reports are produced by the UNODC Global SMART Programme which is designed to improve the capacity of targeted Member States to generate, manage, analyse, report and use information on illicit synthetic drugs. Globally there are significan[...]Article : Périodique
J. McCOOL ; L. WEBB ; L. D. CAMERON ; J. HOEK |Graphic warning labels and plain cigarette packaging are two initiatives developed to increase quit behaviour among smokers. Although a little is known about how adolescents interpret graphic warning labels, very few studies have examined how pl[...]Rapport
The guideline deals primarily with alcohol and to a lesser extent with cannabis, two of the three most commonly used drugs in New Zealand. Implementing improved detection and early intervention strategies for alcohol and cannabis abuse may have [...]Article : Périodique
BACKGROUND: Recent debates about 'binge drinking' in New Zealand have positioned alcohol consumption amongst young drinkers as of concern. Research notes that students drink more heavily than their peers and that they have a higher incidence of [...]Article : Périodique
J. BALL ; J. ZHANG ; J. STANLEY ; A. WAA ; N. GURRAM ; R. EDWARDS |INTRODUCTION: The emergence of low-cost smartphone technology has coincided with major declines in adolescent smoking and other risk behaviours. This study explores the relationship between internet use and smoking in adolescents and investigate[...]Article : Périodique
We evaluate the health effects of a reduction in New Zealand's minimum legal purchase age for alcohol. Difference-in-differences (DD) estimates show a substantial increase in alcohol-related hospitalizations among those newly eligible to purchas[...]Périodique
D. E. DEERING ; FRAMPTON C. M. A. ; HORN J. ; J. D. SELLMAN ; S. J. ADAMSON ; POTIKI T. L. | 2004ENGLISH : This study investigated the health status of a representative sample of clients (35 Maori, 72 non-Maori) receiving methadone maintenance treatment in New Zealand, using the SF-36 health survey. The publication of New Zealand norms in[...]Périodique
A. WOODWARD ; M. LAUGESEN | 2001OBJECTIVES: To estimate the number of deaths attributable to second hand smoke (SHS), to distinguish attributable and potentially avoidable burdens of mortality, and to identify the most important sources of uncertainty in these estimates. METHO[...]Périodique
W. R. STANTON ; B. R. FLAY ; C. R. COLDER ; P. MEHTA | 2004Very few studies have defined trajectories of smoking. In the present study, we modeled growth in adolescent smoking and empirically identified prototypical trajectories. We conceptualized escalation of smoking as a growth process and modeled ra[...]Article : Périodique
ENGLISH : Methamphetamine use has risen in many countries around the world in recent years, and New Zealand is no exception, with the substance having become well-established in the illicit drug market. While there is much published on the ind[...]