Ozempic hypocrisy: shamed if you use a GLP-1, or if you don’t
Uh, it looks like it’s already too late. Just ask Traci Finkel, 37, an executive assistant at Boston…
Operation Equinox: Alleged drug kingpin Junior Heart was awaiting 270kg shipment when arrested
Heart originally faced 110 charges, mostly relating to the supply of methamphetamine, but also cocaine and MDMA, and…
Hawke’s Bay drug arrests: Couple charged as police seize $700,000 in assets
Once forfeited, the proceeds could be directed to initiatives that reduce the harmful impacts of drug-related and organised…
Meth lolly importers Yu Wang, Chen Cheah moved to NZ from Asia for commercial drug syndicate
Deceptively innocuous-looking, each tiny package contained an estimated 300 doses of pure methamphetamine. Among those inadvertently given the…
Panadol Osteo and substitute drug hit by national shortage forcing user to ration pain medication
“I’m trying not to be stressed,” Speary said. “I‘ve got enough painkillers to last me for a week,…
Hastings drug bust: Three charged after drugs and shotguns seized while children present
A 29-year-old woman and a 22-year-old man were jointly charged with possession of cannabis, cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and…
Northland community leader wants more police action against drug dealing
Personal-use amounts of cocaine and cannabis were also allegedly found by police, he said. Two people of interest…
Former drug addict and criminal Dr Paul Wood on why quitting a bad habit is not enough – Ask Me Anything with Paula Bennett
Speaking to Paula Bennett on the Ask Me Anything podcast, Wood says the difference between failure and success…
Doping body says Joseph Parker’s positive cocaine test caused by nutritionist
“He wanted to do everything that he could to make it right,” Parker said. “I forgive him. Listen,…
Health regulator AHPRA apologises for breaching doctor privacy in bulk email
The national healthcare watchdog has inadvertently identified more than 100 doctors, nurses and other practitioners who were offered…
Psychologist suspended for two years after sex with client
The psychologist, who has interim name suppression, occasionally worked with inmates. While working with a male client between…
Ozempic, Weight Loss Drugs Are Causing Awkward Work Conversations
As a group of Isabel Haneder’s colleagues sat down for lunch, the conversation quickly turned to saggy breasts…