French Polynesia: People Denounce the Scourge of Methamphetamine

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In French Polynesia, several thousand people demonstrated on Saturday 6 September in Papeete to denounce the magnitude of the scourge of methamphetamine, which gangrene the archipelago. This synthetic drug, with stimulating power, is particularly addictive. And if it is still little present in metropolitan France, it pulls into Polynesia.

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While the use of this drug affects all social classes in the territory, families and associations call for urgent action.

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Some 6,500 people, according to law enforcement officials, gathered on Saturday in the streets of Papeete for a march against methamphetamine, including the "gangrene" consumption of French Polynesia for two decades.

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Papeete, 6 Sept 2025 (AFP) – Some 6,500 people, according to law enforcement officials, gathered on Saturday in the streets of Papeete for a march against methamphetamine, including the use of gangrene in French Polynesia for two decades. Initiated by the Polynesian Citizens' Federation against Drugs and Drug Addiction, the [...]