12 Oct 2020

Rehabilitation service says Covid-19 stress could be behind rising synthetics use

From Morning Report, 8:44 am on 12 October 2020

An inner city Auckland rehab centre has seen a steep increase in the number of people taking synthetic cannabis and says Covid-19 stress could be to blame.

Hundreds of people suffering from drug use or a mental health crisis are seeking help from the weekend service that runs out of Karangahape Road cafe.

Katie Todd reports.