Addiction
Compulsory drug treatment bill under fire
Doctors and human rights advocates are lining up to condemn aspects of a new bill which would let doctors order patients to undergo compulsory treatment for drug an alcohol addiction. Nine to Noon… Audio
Fears Bill could leave addicts languishing in cells
A judge who presides over one of the country's busiest courts has slammed a proposed bill which could see drug and alcohol addicts forced to languish in a police cell.
Compulsory rehabilitation for addicts
Vanessa Caldwell of the National Committee for Addiction Treatment discusses why some addicts need to be forced into rehab. Audio
Bill to detain addicts 'needs more funding'
Addiction experts have told MPs a planned law change allowing drug addicts and alcoholics to be detained for treatment will not work without more funding.
Social media addiction - Philipa Thornton
FOMO, FOBO, and NoMo are among a growing list of acronyms relating to people's fear of not being able to check their social media feed, and it has psychologists scrambling to keep up. Philipa Thornton… Audio
Kay : Food Addict in Recovery
Kay is from Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous and her recovery story features in a book of the same name. She talks about her addiction to certain foods and how, once she started, she couldn't stop… Audio
How to grow an addict
Jodi Wright, writes as JA Wright. Her book How to Grow an Addict reflects some elements of he early life, as a drug and alcohol addicted teen in the US. The novel is an insight into a young girl's… Audio
Indigenous health workers visit prisoners
Indigenous health workers from around the world have visited a drug and alcohol addiction treatment unit at a prison in Waikato. Audio
Visible rise in people asking for donations
New Zealand has been slow in the uptake of begging in comparison to other countries around the world. But today, there is a visible rise of people asking for donations from the pavement on our inner… Audio
Is there a spiritual side to video gaming?
Rather than being turned into a zombie by video games, Michael Clune says his childhood love affair with the electronic world transformed his life. In his second memoir, 'Gamelife', Clune explores… Audio
Neuroscientist Mark Lewis - addiction is NOT a disease
Professor Marc Lewis is a former drug addict, who recovered and now specialises in addiction. His latest book, The Biology of Desire: Why Addiction is not a Disease, has divided the medical… Audio
Melon Health Bites into Mobile Health
Siobhan Bulfin is Chief executive of Melon Health (formerly Social Code), a company that's leading the way internationally with their three year old innovative mobile health platform. In June they… Audio
Drug Addiction in the Genes
A single gene seems to predispose people to becoming addicted to drugs and alcohol Audio
A rehab centre censured for mistreating a patient
An investigation has found a rehab centre took a client's benefit money, failed to provide alcohol treatment, encouraged him to stop taking his medication and allowed him access to knives and air… Audio
Internet and technology addiction with Dr. David Greenfield
Dr. David Greenfield discusses, and answers listener questions, on internet and technology addiction. Dr. Greenfield is founder of The Center for Internet and Technology Addiction and is Assistant… Audio
Book Review: Revolution by Russell Brand
Comedian and actor Russell Brand expands on an fiery interview on BBC's Newsnight a year ago, in which he took on legendary interviewer Jeremy Paxman. In it, Brand lamented the state of the world and… Audio
For Those Who Beg
Ways that society can (and should) respond to the dilemma of the homeless and begging on city streets - with Dr. Michael Liffman from the Asia-Pacific Centre for Philanthropy & Social Investment at… Audio
ADHD drug could help treat methamphetamine addicts
A drug used to treat inattentive and hyperactive children could be the key to weaning addicts off methamphetamine or P. Audio
Bernie Griffen - Salvation
Bernie Griffen and his new band The Thin Men have just released his sophomore LP Salvation, recorded in Auckland's The Lab recording studio, Trevor Reekie meets up with Griffen, his partner and… Audio
From Party Drug to Anti-Addiction Treatment
Compounds made from a hallucinogenic party drug called Salvia divinorum could be the basis of new anti-addiction treatments Audio