Photo: NZ HeraldThe government is investing $20 million to reduce the damage methamphetamine use is causing to families and communities in the regions, including Otago. The Regional Economic Development Minister, Shane Jones, said meth use was killing regional New Zealand. Nash said it was important to treat methamphetamine addiction as a health problem and to fund services to help those people. The Tairāwhiti region is set to receive more than $2.8m to help fight the affects of methamphetamine use. A Far North drug rehab centre was also welcoming the funding boost to help fight methamphetamine.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 25, 2020 07:07 UTC