Tuesday, 27 July 2021, 3:52 pm
Labour’s short-sighted decision in 2018 to scrap
National’s highly successful Meth Action Plan – and its
outright refusal to accept that New Zealand has a gang
problem – is contributing to a surge in gang membership,
meth use and misery in New Zealand’s most deprived
communities, National’s health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti
says.
Wastewater testing shows meth use is highest in
locations with higher levels of gang membership per capita,
notably Northland, Bay of Plenty and Hawke’s
Bay.
“The rise in gang membership and drug abuse go
hand-in-hand,” says Dr Reti. “It’s an indictment of
Tuesday, 27 July 2021, 3:53 pm
Labour’s
short-sighted decision in 2018 to scrap National’s highly
successful Meth Action Plan – and its outright refusal to
accept that New Zealand has a gang problem – is
contributing to a surge in gang membership, meth use and
misery in New Zealand’s most deprived communities,
National’s health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti
says.
Wastewater testing shows meth use is highest in
locations with higher levels of gang membership per capita,
notably Northland, Bay of Plenty and Hawke’s
Bay.
“The rise in gang membership and drug abuse go
hand-in-hand,” says Dr Reti. “It’s an indictment of