SHORE & Whariki Research Centre
We are two multidisciplinary research groups working in a Treaty of Waitangi partnership model to produce excellent research with the aim of improving health and wellbeing in Aotearoa, New Zealand and globally.
Alcohol policy specialist Prof Sally Casswell says NZ's guidelines underestimate the health risks of drinking. She warns that damage begins at even one drink a day, and criticises the alcohol industry's lobbying influence.
According to recently published New Zealand study Exploring the substitution of cannabis for alcohol and other drugs., 60% of cannabis and alcohol users say weed makes them drink less. Associate Professor Chris Wilkins discussed the implications for cannabis legalisation and other findings from the study in an interview with the New Zealand Herald.