Kia Ora - Welcome to the Health Action home page!

Health Action is a community-based health promotion trust set up in Nelson New Zealand in 1982. 
Our mission statement is to work with communities to improve health and remove barriers that limit well-being.

We do all sorts of health promotion work using a community action approach. 
This means that we promote community involvement and ownership
of health problems and solutions.
Much of our work focuses on young people's well-being and
we also provide support services to mental health consumers.

NEWS - RECENT CHANGES IN DRUG LAW:

From 1 April 2008, BZP became a Class C1 controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act. 
This makes it illegal to make, sell, import, export, possess or use. 
Also from this date, a six-month amnesty exists for possession
for personal use less than 5 grams or 100 flakes, tablets, capsules,
or other drug forms each containing some quantity of the drug.

Refer to the New Zealand Drug Foundation website for more info: http://www.nzdf.org.nz/party-pills

Other Legal Highs

There are other legal highs with a variety of ingredients such as: caffeine, guarana, kava etc. 
There hasn't been any research on the long-term effects of some of these substances,
or their interaction (& what to expect) if they are used together. 
If you are choosing to use such substances check with your retailer,
read the labels and any accompanying info . 
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Youth services for Nelson The Youth Services Directory  - links to a variety of Service Directories,  click the icon on the right...