Quality information and advice for individuals, friends, whānau, and communities to reduce drug harm in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Our harm reduction programmes include Did You Know; Living Sober; PotHelp; DrugHelp; working with agencies to develop a drugs early warning system; supporting free drug checking services; advising workplaces on drug and alcohol issues, including our work with the NZ Defence Force; developing community responses to synthetics; partnering with ready-for-work programmes; and pushing for system and practice change in schools.
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Drug checking: Beyond the festival season
We and our partners Know Your Stuff are about to trial a monthly drug checking clinic at the Drug Foundation’s Wellington office...
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New multi-lingual Did You Know tools about drugs for whānau
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Read MoreA week of firsts: Drug checking at O-Week
University O-week is about helping new students to find their feet before study begins. This year, OUSA offered free drug checking....
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Tools about host responsibility and drugs in bars
Imagine you’re managing a bar, and someone tells you they just saw a guy selling MDMA in the bathroom. What do you do?...
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Drug Index
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Being Safer
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Helping Someone
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Workplaces
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Did You Know
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Synthetics Crisis
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Drugs in Bars
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Is it time to change your drug use?
Thinking about your drug use can help you decide whether it's time to make a change. DrugHelp can be useful if you or someone you care about is struggling with their substance drug use.
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