New Zealand Drug Trends

03/08/2026

The 2026 NZ Drugs Trends Survey is up & live!! 😎 We are back asking about the availability and prices of drugs around the country, medicinal cannabis use, social media, cannabis reform, new synthetic drugs (peptides), and help services and barriers to getting help. This is our 8th year of surveying 😝 8,000+ NZers did it last year. Its anonymous, have your say...click link below🤓

This is a study of alcohol and drug use conducted by Massey University. The aim is to better understand recent drug trends, improve health services, and inform policy responses to drug use in New Zealand.

23/07/2026

The 2026 NZ Drugs Trends Survey is up & live!! 😎 We are back asking about the availability and prices of drugs around the country, medicinal cannabis use, social media, cannabis reform, new synthetic drugs (peptides), and help services and barriers to getting help. This is our 8th year of surveying 😝 8,000+ NZers did it last year. Its anonymous, have your say...click link below🤓

https://drugtrends.shore.ac.nz

05/01/2026

First findings from NZDTS survey on drug harm and the most high risk drug types. Results will surprize some. More NZDTS results coming soon!! Big thanks to the 8,800 people who did the survey last year, you are stars! 😎🤓

20/11/2025

We have just ranked the risk of harm of 16 drug types based on the answers of 4,838 people who completed the 2025 NZ Drug Trends Survey (NZDTS). Do you agree with their ranking?
https://theconversation.com/a-new-index-challenges-common-beliefs-about-drug-use-and-harm-in-nz-269174
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Fifty years after its major drug law was introduced, NZ still lacks a clear picture of the harm drugs do. Asking drug users themselves offers surprising insights.

25/08/2025

The 2025 NZ Drugs Trends Survey is up & live!! 😎 We are back asking about the availability and prices of drugs around the country, medicinal cannabis use, social media, cannabis reform, new synthetic drugs and help services and barriers to getting help. This is our 7th year of surveying 😝 10,000+ NZers did it last year. Its anonymous, have your say...click link below🤓
https://massey.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9nOb4hitE2LnW0C

22/08/2025

The 2025 NZ Drugs Trends Survey is up & live!! 😎 We are back asking about the availability and prices of drugs around the country, medicinal cannabis use, social media, cannabis reform, new synthetic drugs and help services and barriers to getting help. This is our 7th year of surveying 😝 10,000+ NZers did it last year. Its anonymous, have your say...click link below🤓 https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmassey.au1.qualtrics.com%2Fjfe%2Fform%2FSV_9nOb4hitE2LnW0C&data=05%7C02%7CC.Wilkins%40massey.ac.nz%7C31005a21416846f2852908dd8e8b96a9%7C388728e1bbd0437898dcf8682e644300%7C0%7C0%7C638823452366941779%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=AipO%2BqrJsaKsy6c0kmK8sCj9oyIHewFs2nYtvOs%2B0BQ%3D&reserved=0

09/05/2025

The 2025 NZ Drugs Trends Survey is up & live!! 😎 We are back asking about the availability and prices of drugs around the country, medicinal cannabis use, social media, cannabis reform, new synthetic drugs and help services and barriers to getting help. This is our 7th year of surveying 😝 10,000+ NZers did it last year. Its anonymous, have your say...click link below🤓

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09/05/2025

The 2025 NZ Drugs Trends Survey is up & live!! 😎 We are back asking about the availability and prices of drugs around the country, medicinal cannabis use, social media, cannabis reform, new synthetic drugs and help services and barriers to getting help. This is our 7th year of surveying 😝 10,000+ NZers did it last year. Its anonymous, have your say...

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16/01/2025

Great interview on why more people are using the new legal medicinal cannabis scheme and getting a prescription

New research reveals a significant increase in the number of people with prescriptions for legal medical cannabis products. Massey Associate Professor Marta Rychert spoke to Paddy Gower.