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This address was given by Dr Lucy Stiles & Cam Trueman at the 2024 NCCRED Symposium.

High Alert is Aotearoa New Zealand's drug early warning system. Since its launch in June 2020, High Alert has issued 30 public notifications and alerts warning of high-risk substances present in the drug market. Notifications have been issued across the country and related to many classes of substance including synthetic cannabinoids, synthetic cathinones high potency synthetic opioids. High Alert also supports network partners by providing information on developing drug trends.
High Alert is housed within the National Drug Intelligence Bureau (NDIB), a joint agency made up of representatives from New Zealand Police, the Ministry of Health and New Zealand Customs Service, allowing the team to access a wide variety of data sources to support our work. High Alert is also supported by a network of health professionals and social services (both Government and Non­Government Organisations), all working together to reduce acute drug harm.
A core function of High Alert is to gather and analyse data from a variety of sources, including police data, customs seizures, ambulance incidence data, drug checking services and public submissions in order to monitor drug trends and understand the illicit drug environment. If a situation of concern is identified a risk assessment is used to identify if further actions need to be taken. When something is identified that poses significant harm to people who use drugs High Alert issue public notifications warning of the risk.