About us

DrugHelp is a drug information and web help resource made for people who are concerned about the amount of drugs they are taking and people who are concerned about a drug user. DrugHelp provides high quality objective information about illegal drugs and their associated harms.

The information is aimed at helping people make changes, and find answers to questions.

The website is built around the accounts of people who have used drugs and people affected from someone else’s drug use. These are real people who have gone through the highs and lows associated with drugs.

This website is based in Aotearoa New Zealand and was launched in August 2010.

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Who runs DrugHelp?

New Zealand Drug Foundation

A consortium of providers led by the New Zealand Drug Foundation – Te Tuapapa Taukino o Aotearoa developed and maintains DrugHelp. The Foundation works to prevent and reduce harms from drug use by advocating strongly for policies and practices based on the best evidence available.

Advisory Group

An Advisory Group provides policy guidance and direction to the development of DrugHelp website and associated resources. This group plays an ongoing role promoting a coordinated approach to the production of drug information resources.

Advisory Group members are professionals working in the alcohol and other drug sector, with specialist knowledge in the provision of health information to multiple audiences, including the wider public.

Advisory Group membership consists of:

• Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand (ALAC)
• Matua Raki
• Community Alcohol and Drug Services (CADS) Auckland
• National Committee for Addiction Treatment (NCAT)
• Community Action on Youth and Drugs (CAYAD)
• Ministry of Health
• Alcohol Drug Helpline.

Ministry of Health

DrugHelp is funded and supported by the Ministry of Health under the National Drug Policy. A range of resources, including this website, are funded as part of a 3 year contract (July 2009–June 2012).

Contact details

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Accessibility

This website complies with the New Zealand Government web standards. Closed captions, which enable people with hearing impairments to understand videos, are being added over time as resources permit.