Ep 43: Why New Zealand’s Meth Response Isn’t Working
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Methamphetamine use in New Zealand has doubled in a matter of years. We are seizing more, prosecuting more people and continuing to invest in enforcement. Yet demand keeps climbing.So what are we missing?In this episode of Stretton Unfiltered, Annah sits down with Sarah Helm, Executive Director of the New Zealand Drug Foundation.Sarah’s work is grounded in a deceptively simple idea. People take drugs because, in that moment, the drug offers them something they need. If we want to reduce the harm, we must first understand what sits beneath the use.Sarah talks about the links between methamphetamine, trauma, poverty, undiagnosed ADHD and belonging. She challenges the belief that someone must hit rock bottom before they can be helped and explains why punishment alone has failed to make our communities safer.The conversation also examines the three New Zealanders dying from preventable overdoses every week, an emerging research project in Gisborne and the Northland collaboration that showed what can happen when Police, health providers, iwi and community organisations work together.Annah brings 12 years of experience through RAW, walking alongside women whose lives have been shaped by addiction, offending and imprisonment. Together, Annah and Sarah confront the difficult reality facing women who leave prison only to return to communities where methamphetamine is readily available and deeply normalised.This is a conversation about addiction, stigma, accountability and the possibility of change.Because nobody should have to lose everything before help becomes available.Connect with us on socials🎧 Stretton Unfiltered Instagram 🎧 Stretton Unfiltered Facebook🌸 Annah Stretton TikTok🌸 Annah Stretton Instagram 🌸 Annah Stretton Facebook🌸 Join our VIP page 🌸 www.annahstretton.co.nzSHOP OUR BOOKS 📖Rag Trade To Mag Trade:Ebook available here Order the physical book here 📚Grit Before Grace:Ebook available hereOrder the physical book here 📚Wise Heart:Ebook available hereOrder the physical book here 📚
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