A surge in addicts seeking help and families being torn apart has prompted a small island community, north of Auckland, to band together to fight its own war on the drug.
Paora Joseph, clinical psychologist at Piritahi Hau Ora. Photo: RNZ Carla Penman
Piritahi Hau Ora - the only mental health, drug and alcohol facility on Waiheke Island - is leading the charge, along with the police and Piritahi Marae.
Paora Joseph is a clinical psychologist at Piritahi Hau Ora, and describes P as a demon that's been taking hold of individuals and dividing families.
Dr Chris Wilkins, a leading drug researcher at Massey University, says the supply of methamphetamine continues to increase in New Zealand and it needs to be addressed as a health problem.
