Sally Casswell
Proposed change to sale of alcohol
With the festive season in full swing, the government is proposing to allow restaurants with on-site retail spaces to sell take-home booze. Audio
Alcohol-related harm experts shun advertising code review
An expert on alcohol-related harm says there's no point in submitting on a review of the code which governs how companies can advertise their booze. So far 60 organisations and people have signed… Audio
Weighing up approaches to decriminalising drugs
While Portugal's approach to decriminalising drugs may have worked, New Zealand faces a very different set of circumstances, an academic says. Video, Audio
Sally Casswell, Ross Bell discuss mental health, alcohol
This week's Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction has singled out alcohol as a major problem. The panel suggested raising the minimum age for buying alcohol and increasing the price through more… Audio
Sports and alcohol advertising
A study has found New Zealand children are exposed to up to 200 ads per hour when they watch sport on television, many of them alcohol ads. Given alcohol-related injury and illness cost the country… Audio
Social networking role in drinking culture needs attention
A leading researcher on the harm caused by alcohol, says the role social networking sites have in promoting a drinking culture to young people is a major problem that needs to be urgently addressed. Audio
Students drinkers blacking out
A new study shows almost a third of university student drinkers have blacked out while drinking in the past six months. Audio
Parental consent for drinking by under-18 year olds
Discussing this topic are Inspector Tracy Patterson, Police national alcohol manager; Professor Jennie Connor, Head of the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine at the University of Otago… Audio
Comments by Associate Health Minister raise eyebrows
Peter Dunne has suggested the liquor industry must be involved in formulating plans to tackle alcohol abuse. Audio
