Photo: Geoff SloanThe Canterbury District Health Board has been forced to admit there is a drug problem at their Christchurch psychiatric facility after claims a man was introduced to synthetic drugs while being treated there as a patient. This week, Newstalk ZB has been hearing from people who have had their lives ruined by the substances. One caller, Jayden, told Chris Lynch his addiction got him admitted to Christchurch's Hillmorton Hospital. "The units were split into north, south, east and west and I was in east and they were smoking it in there. He said he has battled with drug and alcohol addiction his whole life.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 14, 2021 21:00 UTC