Commissioner’s foreword

I am pleased to introduce New Zealand Police’s framework for preventing and reducing alcohol-related offending and victimisation: 2010 to 2014.

This framework sets our principles and focus around alcohol issues for Police for the next five years.

Q.3 How do the methamphetamine users mostly take methamphetamine?

Drug enforcement key informants

83% smoking, 21% snorting, 14% injecting

Drug treatment key informants

77% smoking, 40% swallowing liquid, 36% snorting, 32% injecting

Q.7 Have you noticed any change in the way users take methamphetamine in the last six months?

Drug enforcement key informants

68% Change, 32% No Change

Drug treatment key informants

68% Yes, 32% No

Q.24 In the last six months, have you noticed any changes in the level of violence, if any, being committed by methamphetamine users?

Drug enforcement key informants

85% Change, 15% No change, 0% No violence