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Kōrero: Drugs

Party pills

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Party pills

Until 2008 party pills such as these were widely available in New Zealand. They were particularly popular at dance parties. In 2008 they became illegal and the suppliers began to search for alternatives.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: Eph-B-NARCOTICS-PP-2007-01

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Jock Phillips, Drugs – Hard drugs, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/ephemera/39576/party-pills (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Jock Phillips, i tāngia i te 3 December 2012.