Sarah Helm

Sarah Helm

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Sarah Helm serves as the executive director of the New Zealand Drug Foundation, advocating for health-centered responses to drug addiction. She emphasizes the importance of reducing demand for methamphetamine through community-based programs and supports initiatives like the police-led Te Ara Oranga programme aimed at helping individuals struggling with substance use.

Global Media Ratings
Dominance
0.00%
Persistence
1 wks
Reach
8,646
Power
377$
Sentiment
7.00
Countries Mentioned
Country Mentions Sentiment Dominance + Persistence x Population = Reach x GDP (millions) = Power
New Zealand 2 7.00 0.16% +10% 4,822,233 8,646 $210,000 377$
Totals 2 4,822,233 8,646 $210,000 377$
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Recent Mentions

New Zealand New Zealand: Drug Foundation executive director Sarah Helm said in an earlier statement that if passed, Carter’s law change would save lives. 8

Mark Mitchell Kahurangi Carter Ethan Manera
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Wellington GHB overdoses: Police Minister Mark Mitchell urges ‘personal responsibility’ after

New Zealand New Zealand: NZ Drug Foundation executive director Sarah Helm said there had been a recent increase in people taking 'G' substances. 6

Anna Grant Wade Jennings
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Another person hospitalised in series of suspected GHB/GBL overdoses across Wellington

New Zealand New Zealand: Sarah Helm, the director of Drug Foundation NZ, commented on the recent increase in people taking 'G' substances. 7

The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Wellington GHB overdose victims released from hospital, police investigations continue

New Zealand New Zealand: Sarah Helm stated that it is a criminal offence to supply specified drug utensils for sale, including pipes. 7

Rameka Carolyn Young Dean Robinson Simeon Brown Brodie Stone
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Northland woman urges Whangārei shops to hide or stop selling meth pipes

New Zealand New Zealand: Sarah Helm is the NZ Drug Foundation executive director who commented on the increase in cocaine consumption. 7

Rawlings Mike Thorpe
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Cocaine use surges 43% in NZ wastewater drug tests as meth harm soars

New Zealand New Zealand: Sarah Helm is the executive director of the Drug Foundation and highlights the inadequacies of the current system in addressing addiction. 6

Irene Noah Jocelyn Michael Sam White Ben Birks Ang Sue Philipson Erin Oneill Suzy Morrison
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Moral failure or chronic illness? Meth use up 74%, cocaine use soars 229% but help for drug addiction gets harder to find

New Zealand New Zealand: Foundation executive director Sarah Helm called the law 'a colossal failure'. 7

Simeon Brown Derek Cheng
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Decriminalise, depoliticise, destigmatise: New report says drug laws are ‘colossal failure’ that exacerbate harm

New Zealand New Zealand: Sarah Helm is the executive director of the Drug Foundation and recalls the urgency of the situation regarding the meth lollies. 8

Ilona Walton Neil Reid
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Man charged with importing 3g blocks of meth disguised as lollies

New Zealand New Zealand: Executive director Sarah Helm told the Herald it’s not right that drugs can be openly listed for sale while public health information is flagged and disallowed. 7

Michael Morrah
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: 56 drug ads on Facebook Marketplace: Delayed action from Meta sparks concern

New Zealand New Zealand: Sarah Helm, executive director of the New Zealand Drug Foundation, emphasized the need to focus on reducing demand for methamphetamine. 7

Tim Chao Chris Wilkins Jock O Keefe Jared Savage Chris Knox
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863: Meth use in NZ spikes to record high - except in Ōpōtiki after Mongrel Mob bust