• FROM ZERO

  • By: RNZ
  • Podcast

  • Summary

  • Russell Brown uncovers the way drugs have become a part of nearly all our lives, from over the counter opium to energy drinks and designer drugs.
    (C) Radio New Zealand 2024
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Episodes
  • How Did We Get Here?
    Nov 6 2016
    New Zealand's history with illicit drugs is short but lively. Māori were one of the few societies to have no use for intoxicants - so how did we go from zero to having some of the highest rates of illicit drug use in the world?
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    37 mins
  • Why Is Weed So Popular In New Zealand?
    Nov 13 2016
    Marijuana is by far the most commonly-used illicit drug in New Zealand. Nearly half of all adults say they've tried it and a recent poll found that nearly two thirds of us favour decriminalisation or legalisation. And yet our laws remain harsher than many other Western countries. Why is weed so popular here, what are the impacts and can we ever agree on a way forward?
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    36 mins
  • Drugs in Popular Culture
    Nov 20 2016
    It's OK to depict drug-taking on TV or slip cocaine references into songs, but publishing the wrong kind of gardening tips can still get you into trouble with the censors.
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    36 mins

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