Methadone
Pharmacist's safety check failures led to baby's methadone overdose, Commissioner finds
27 Sep 2022
A four-week-old baby suffered a methadone overdose after a pharmacy failed to dispense their medication safely in June 2018.
No pain, no gain: How to handle New Zealand's opioid epidemic
9 May 2019
New Zealand's prescription opioid misuse continues to grow and addiction to such drugs has reached epidemic proportions. The Royal Australasian College of Physicians says misuse of opioid drugs is… Audio
Calls for national wastewater testing after meth use revealed
13 Jul 2018
A wastewater study's revealed Auckland's meth problems to be significant highly than many European cities. The Massey led study analysed a week of daily wastewater samples from two Auckland and eight… Audio