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Broken Bad: A country in the grip of meth
A baby survives on Milo. A woman has her teeth knocked out. A grandfather avoids his own home. RNZ chronicles everyday life in a country teeming with P.
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Dannevirke vs P: Battle hits the streets
1 May 2018Broken Bad - A Dannevirke group that has to hold its 'walk-in' clinic on a footpath is determined to tackle methamphetamine use in the small Tararua town.
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Drug detection tested by inventive smugglers
1 May 2018Broken Bad - Increasingly inventive concealment methods used by drug smugglers are causing a headache for the government' research and testing institute.
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Schools grapple with rise in 'P babies'
30 Apr 2018Broken Bad - Methamphetamine has become so endemic in New Zealand there are now reports of primary-age children taking the drug to school.
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Campervan buyers warned of P lab risk
30 Apr 2018Broken Bad - Holidaymakers may be sleeping in campervans contaminated with the toxic chemicals used to make methamphetamine. Video
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Funding uncertainty for Dunedin rehab service
30 Apr 2018Broken Bad - A Dunedin rehab centre with a waiting list of 142 people, most addicted to methamphetamine, will run out of money in two months.
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Broken Bad: A country in the grip of meth
A baby survives on Milo. A woman has her teeth knocked out. A grandfather avoids his own home. This is daily life in a country teeming with methamphetamine.
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