8 Oct 2019

Meth easier to get than marijuana in Hawke's Bay

From Morning Report, 8:28 am on 8 October 2019

A community support worker in Hawke's Bay says the region is awash with methamphetamine, causing a crisis that is aggravated by the dropping prices of the drug. A new study from Massey University has found the price of a gram of methamphetamine is down nationwide, with record lows reported in some regions. Ole Peka, a community support worker in Napier, works with people addicted to meth. He told Morning Report for many users it's easier to get meth than marijuana.