The release today of the Law Commission's report on controlling and regulating drug use signals that New Zealand is moving ever closer to decriminilised use of illicit drugs according to MethCon Group director Mike Sabin.

New asset recovery legislation coming into action today will see Police able to seize unexplained income and assets from drug dealers far more easily, but at the same time a new Police policy of formal warnings for so called minor offences is tantamount to decriminalising possession and use of ca

A joint community project led by Brett Sawyers of First Mobile, Lions clubs of Northland and MethCon Group Ltd will see Northland leading the way in turning the tide against the scourge of pure methamphetamine or P, according to businessman Brett Sawyers.

19 August 2009 - Recent comments from the Pharmacy Guild and related industries that the vast majority of pure methamphetamine or P made in New Zealand is from imported pseudoephedrine is not backed up by Police seizures of the drug according to MethCon Group director Mike Sabin.

14 April 2009 - An Australian study related to the drinking habits of adolescents has exposed the common misconceptions about safe alcohol use and the failings of harm minimisation approaches according to MethCon Group director Mike Sabin.

14 April 2009 - At a time that a fine tooth comb is being run through ineffective government expenditure, the $50m per annum being paid out to beneficiaries who are addicted to drugs and alcohol is worthy of closer scrutiny according to MethCon Group director Mike Sabin.

On a day when the government is meeting to discuss drivers of crime it is worth looking beneath the veneer of the Police offence statistics for the past 10 years to understand just how endemic the violence caused by methamphetamine and drug abuse has become in New Zealand and the need for strateg

Auckland, Jan 27 NZPA - The man accused of sparking the chain of the events that led to police mistakenly shooting a teenage courier driver in Auckland may have little memory of what happened, a drug education specialist said today.

26 January 2009 - The desperate escape attempt following a crime spree by Stephen McDonald may well be a total blur as a result of P use according to MethCon Group Director Mike Sabin.

8 December 2008 - Following the death of Lee Mettam and meeting in Whangarei to discuss the methamphetamine crisis gripping the North and New Zealand, the important message to take away is that communities must take up the challenge of reducing the attractiveness of P and prevent its use wherever