Fentanyl

Legal pill testing at summer festivals is only the first step

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Pill testing at New Zealand’s festivals will be legal this summer as the Labour government prepares to rush legislation through parliament. And, as Justin Giovannetti writes, the new law could signal more significant changes next year for the country’s drugs. Most of parliament is supporting Labour’s move to make pill testing legal, taking it out … Read more

The world’s most dangerous drug has arrived in New Zealand

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A freakishly potent opioid has been discovered at a music festival in New Zealand. What is it, and what does its presence in this country mean?  What’s all this then? Fentanyl, a drug responsible for thousands upon thousands of overdose deaths in the US and Europe, has been discovered at a festival in New Zealand.  … Read more