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Children being poisoned by synthetic drugs
National calls for tougher penalties but Drug Foundation says treat it as a health issue
National calls for tougher penalties but Drug Foundation says treat it as a health issue
The Bali Nine drug mule is due to head home to Australia, where she may face more charges.
Man was among 11 arrested following a major police operation.
Leiha Marie Walker was stopped by police while driving in the early hours of May 28, 2017.
Elizabeth Baird is nine months clean — after almost a decade battling drug addiction.
The cocaine had an estimated harm value of more than $235 million dollars.
An opioid overdose reversal agent, naloxone, is not freely available to users.
The man couldn't pass the drugs and went to hospital to remove them from his body.
The drug lord is behind bars but for his feared cartel, it's still business as usual.
The Coroner has ruled that using synthetic drugs led to the deaths of two men,
A St John Ambulance spokesperson said the patients had collapsed.
Police have arrested and charged a man over the clandestine drug lab.
Mark Mitchell says residency decision is "rotten" and Govt should give details on case.
Christchurch teacher on P charges gets interim name suppression
The figures show just how many drug overdose patients were 18 and under.
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Synthetic drugs send 31 Christchurch residents to hospital in three weeks.
Police extremely concerned about behaviour of man who pulled knife on pharmacy staff.
St John says every synthetics-related callout is a resource that could be used elsewhere.
Cabinet to decide action on synthetics as number of deaths grows.
"When your child says I don't care you know you have lost your child to that addiction."
Nineteen people in Chch have been affected in the past fortnight; two remain in ICU.
Government seeks advice on whether drug checks at music festivals could be legalised.
"There is the potential for us to do something special" says mayor after meeting the Mob.
"The reality is this is going to be an ongoing problem - we haven't solved anything."
Christchurch synthetic cannabis users experiencing nasty side-effects: DHB.
The Canadian passport holder was in possession of 17.9kg of methamphetamine.
Prison crisis turnaround as prison population drops by 600 inmates.
Drug Foundation says 51 per cent of prisoners were expelled from school as children.
Only ripping apart the dealers and sellers will help suburbs like Maraenui.