Break Point 31 December 2019 Family First Comment: Critics will respond, “That’s correlation, not causation.” The only way to prove causation would be to ask half a sample group to experiment …
A quarter of young Canadians have driven under the influence of cannabis: poll
CTV News 27 December 2019 Family First Comment: “the results of the survey reveal a lack of awareness on the part of many young people who believe that cannabis does not …
Overdose deaths increase by almost 30% in Portugal
The Portugal News 20 December 2019 Family First Comment: Portugal is promoted as a success story by drug proponents in NZ. But the evidence destroys those claims. See saynopetodope.org.nz/portugal for plenty …
Teen marijuana vaping is on the rise, a new report says, threatening to ‘undo years of progress’
USA Today 18 December 2019 Family First Comment: What Chloe and the Drug Foundation and Helen Clark won’t tell….“Federal data out Wednesday showed a “significant” increase in the number of eighth …
Nicho Frater jailed for killing 8-month-old Bella Richardson
Stuff co.nz 16 December 2019 Family First Comment: “Frater had 39 previous convictions and had served multiple jail terms. Ten of those convictions were for family violence, including assault with a …
Roadside drug driving test to be law by 2021
Radio NZ News 19 December 2019 Family First Comment: “Last year 95 people were killed in preventable crashes where the driver was found to have drugs in their system that could …
Te Puna Manawa o Whakaue childcare teachers had cannabis in their system at work
NZ Herald 19 December 2019 Family First Comment: Expect more of this if we legalise. “Six of the centre’s nine staff failed drug tests after a staff member was questioned for …
Most revellers would still take pills despite containing deadly ingredients (Aust)
Daily Mail 10 December 2019 Family First Comment: A study by Australian National University found less than 30% of those who had their pills tested were put off taking the drugs …
Most more likely to use Ecstasy after pills tested
Media Release DrugFree Australia 13 December 2019 Family First Comment:Those who received a test result confirming the substance to be what they thought it was were likely to take as …
Is marijuana linked to psychosis, schizophrenia? Doctors say yes.
Is marijuana linked to psychosis, schizophrenia? It’s contentious, but doctors, feds say yes USA Today 15 December 2019 Family First Comment: Those sounding the alarm include the nation’s “mental health czar” …