The Bulletin
Men's Weekly


.

The price of meth has been plunging in NZ. Are Mexican cartels driving the drop?

  • Written by Chris Wilkins, Professor of Policy and Health, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
The price of meth has been plunging in NZ. Are Mexican cartels driving the drop?Karl Gehring/Getty Images

Methamphetamine has become dramatically cheaper over the past seven years, even as authorities report record seizures, according to the latest New Zealand Drug Trends Survey.

The annual online survey of over 8,800 people who use drugs shows wholesale prices of the illegal and harmful substance (per gram sold to dealers)...

Read more: The price of meth has been plunging in NZ. Are Mexican cartels driving the drop?