NZ Drug Foundation warns of rising stimulant drug deaths and hospitalisations
Sunday 31 August 2025 · 3 outlets · 2 reports · updated In this story NZ Drug Foundation
The NZ Drug Foundation has released a report tracking overdose deaths from 2016 to 2024 using coronial data. The organisation expressed concern that hospitalisations and deaths involving stimulants, such as cocaine and methamphetamine, may continue to increase. The foundation stated the current system is underfunded and ill-equipped to manage these harms.