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Clearing the haze: New stats give a better picture of youth vaping
ASH’s new Year 10 Survey provides a solid statistical evidence base of what is happening with smoking and vaping amongst young people
More than 250,000 Kiwis still accessing medicinal cannabis through black market
Only a tiny percentage of NZers who use cannabis for medicinal purposes are accessing it through legal channels, new analysis by NZDrug shows.
New report shows drug approach continuing to cause harm
NEW: Our State of The Nation shows too many people are suffering harm and our drug laws are often compounding the problem.
Too many people are dying from preventable overdose
NEW: State of the Nation 2022 pulls together the latest data. It highlights our lack of overdose prevention measures, among other things.
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