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New Zealand expands drug testing at festivals to combat rising ketamine and cocaine hospitalizations.
Drug testing at New Zealand music festivals is expanding amid rising hospitalizations linked to cocaine and ketamine, with data showing ketamine-related admissions up over sevenfold since 2014.
Know Your Stuff and the Drug Foundation offer free, legal testing at major events to identify dangerous substances like synthetic cathinones sold as MDMA and high-dose ecstasy, helping prevent overdoses.
Despite increased government funding for mental health, advocates urge reform of outdated drug laws, citing underreported hospital data and the need to shift resources from border enforcement to public health.
A national action plan is expected in early 2026.
Nueva Zelanda expande las pruebas de drogas en los festivales para combatir el aumento de las hospitalizaciones por ketamina y cocaína.