Synthetic cannabinoids: How to help
Dozens of New Zealanders have died from synthetic cannabinoid overdose since mid 2017. If someone is experiencing a synthetic cannabinoid overdose, their life may depend on the actions you take.
This brief how-to guide draws on expert advice from New Zealand ambulance services and acute drug harm specialists who responded to many of the incidents of acute harm from synthetic cannabinoids. If people in your community need this information, share this page on social media and order a bunch of our FREE print wallet cards from our Resources page.
If someone falls unconscious after smoking synthetic cannabinoids, they could die. Here's what you can do to help them:
Order a FREE print version of this advice in a wallet-sized flipcard.
You can order one or order a bunch for your community from our Resources page.Recent news
Asian alcohol and drug survey shows more use than previously thought
Survey participants also reported that barriers to accessing services, resources and information were high.
Drug Foundation urges public to check drugs as highly potent opioid spreads
A group of powerful synthetic opioids that were first detected in the country just a year ago may have already been linked to several deaths.
New study shows therapeutic cannabis' benefits and barriers
95% of respondents reported positive effects, in a study that looked at both prescription and black market cannabis use.