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Editorial: Ardern's Mob rehab funding signoff - how a $2.75m mistake was made

OPINION: We shouldn't fear giving money to the Mob. But the PM's eyes weren't 'wide open'.

Homeless addicts sniff lighter fluid as glue becomes scarce

The shift from one "volatile" substance to another has been noted since the lockdown.

'They are genuine': Participants of Mongrel Mob-led rehab are getting clean

"When the change is coming from those guys themselves, it's really powerful."

Alexander Gillespie: Permanent drug checks positive step towards 'NZ's war on drugs'

Between 2017 and 2019, more than 70 deaths were attributed to synthetic cannabis in NZ.

Coroner to probe newborn baby's tragic death in prison

A baby died in tragic circumstances in a Melbourne prison, a court has been told.

'I hated it but I was hooked': Spike in sex addicts linked to pandemic

'I felt so much shame and fear about losing my family.'

Harry Tam 'not quite the butter wouldn't melt in your mouth guy' says Bridges

National Party rails against current government for funding gangs.

Northland's meth epidemic and the new approach making a difference

Drug experts call for a Northland initiative tackling meth use to be rolled out across NZ.

Secrets, porn and lies: The Govt manager and spy camera in gym

The full story of a govt manager who planted a spy camera in an Auckland gym revealed

Revealed: Govt manager who planted spy cam in gym

Suppression lifts for porn-addicted Government manager who planted a spy camera in a gym

Meth hotspot: Trail of destruction in the Bay

The impact of meth across the Bay of Plenty continues to grow, a former addict says.

How NBA star went from hero to zero

A high-profile run-in with the law showed how far the former NBA star had fallen.

Kelly Osbourne on her relapse: 'Three bottles of Champagne and 24 White Claws a day'

The reality TV star has opened up about how rapidly she fell back into bad habits.

MDMA helped me conquer alcoholism at last

A volunteer has praised a world-first trial using ecstasy to treat trauma and addiction.

Complaints about social housing problems 'fell on deaf ears'

Concerned Christchurch man would feel safer living in his car than by social housing.

'I lost my family': Former P addict's return from the brink

Pauline Tai is now three years clean - and is supporting others in their recovery.