In French Polynesia, where methamphetamine use is becoming commonplace, the local government is launching a drug control plan

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Without abandoning the fight against cannabis, the president of the ultramarine community, Moetai Brotherson, intends to attack the trafficking of "ice", a methamphetamine consumed by many Polynesians. The local government will allocate two million euros each year to prevention and withdrawal.

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Mr Brotherson announced to the AFP that he had released an envelope of two million euros, which "can be increased in the following years". These funds will feed the fabric of associations and make it possible to communicate on the dangers of this highly addictive drug.

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Papeete, 21 Feb 2025 (AFP) – The Polynesian government announced on Friday a plan to combat methamphetamine, known locally as "ice", a drug that has already reached 30,000 of the 280,000 inhabitants according to the president of this community, Moetai Brotherson. Mr. Brotherson announced to the AFP that he had released an envelope [...] The article Polynesia wants to fight against methamphetamine, which has already touched one in ten inhabitants…