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[New Zealand] Former patients back challenge to smoking ban
Former mental health patient Sue Purdie was a smoker at the time she was in hospital in the 1990s and says if there had been ban she may have risked suicide rather than seek help. Norrie Power, a former mental health patient who now co-ordinates two Wel
May 21, 2013
Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aoteoroa (RNZ) (nz)
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May 21, 2013 01:20
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[New Zealand] DHB defends mental health smoking ban
The Waitemata District Health Board is defending its ban on smoking in its acute mental health units, saying it's about "changing the culture".
May 21, 2013
TV3 (nz)
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May 21, 2013 01:19
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[New Zealand] DHB has right to ban smoking, court told
A lawyer for Waitemata District Health Board has told the High Court a smoking ban at its Auckland hospitals is lawful. Two former psychiatric patients and a retired nurse are challenging the ban saying it breaches the Bill of Rights. Smoking has prohib
May 21, 2013
Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aoteoroa (RNZ) (nz)
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May 21, 2013 01:18
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[New Zealand] Waitakere DHB hospital smoking ban defended
Waitemata District Health Board had the right to control what's happening on its property, the lawyer acting for the board, Jonathan Coates told the court today. That included providing a healthy environment for patients, visitors and staff, and specifi
May 21, 2013
Independent Newspapers Ltd. / STUFF (nz)
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May 21, 2013 01:16
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[New Zealand] Hospital smoking ban labelled 'torture'
A mental health patient who killed himself was put off seeking hospital treatment because he was not allowed to smoke onsite, a lawyer leading a judicial review application on smoking in hospitals says.
May 20, 2013
Independent Newspapers Ltd. / STUFF (nz)
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May 20, 2013 09:52
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[New Zealand] Patients 'refusing treatment' over smoking ban, court told
Psychiatric patients are refusing treatment because they cannot smoke at DHB facilities, the High Court has been told. The Waitemata DHB is defending its ban on smoking at Auckland psychiatric centres in a case heard today.
May 20, 2013
nzoom.com (TVNZ)
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May 20, 2013 09:40
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[New Zealand] High Court to hear case against DHB smoking ban
May 19, 2013
Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aoteoroa (RNZ) (nz)
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May 19, 2013 18:45
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Individuals who drink heavily and smoke may show 'early aging' of the brain
* Alcohol treatment interventions work best when patients understand and are actively involved in the process. * A first-of-its-kind study looks at the interactive effects of smoking status and age on neurocognition in one-month-abstinent alcohol depend
May 17, 2013
EurekAlert
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May 19, 2013 15:23
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[New Zealand] Psychiatric patients fight ban on smoking
Cigarette bans can be torture for people in mental health wards, says lawyer
May 19, 2013
New Zealand Herald
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May 18, 2013 21:24
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Individuals who drink heavily and smoke may show 'early aging' of the brain
Treatment for alcohol use disorders works best if the patient actively understands and incorporates the interventions provided in the clinic. Multiple factors can influence both the type and degree of neurocognitive abnormalities found during early absti
May 18, 2013
ScienceDaily
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May 18, 2013 21:21