A disturbing video showing a teenage girl high on synthetic drugs has had over a million views.
It was posted on Facebook by the girl's worried, older brother.
Drug and alcohol harm reduction advocate Ritchie Hardcore hopes those shocked by the video don't blame and shame the individuals in it.
He said drug use is rife throughout New Zealand and we need to consider compassionate approaches adopted by a number of other countries.
"If you look at Portugal, its the best model, they've had a reduction in drug-related harm since their decriminalisation- other countries have decided to do that now."
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