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by Change | 13 May 2010

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An Auckland drug addiction centre will close to patients later this year after its primary source of funding was stopped.

A New Zealand drug addiction facility is closing its doors after local health boards took the decision to withdraw its main source of funding.

Auckland-based Care NZ, which has been providing drug addiction treatment programmes for the past four decades, is expected to close at the beginning of August when funding from the Hutt Valley District Health Board stops, the New Zealand Herald reports.

Tim Harding, Care NZ's chief executive, said that the clinic's closure will be a big loss and that the decision to stop the funding had been a shock.

"Our greatest concerns are for our clients and their families who rely on Care NZ for clinical support," he told the newspaper.

Mr Harding went on to state that he had asked funders from the district health board to explain how those in need of drug addiction intervention in the area are going to receive the help they require.

Several hundred people receive drug addiction therapy at Care NZ every year, and with demand for services remaining intact, there are concerns as to where these people will be able to find treatment.

According to the Drug Use in New Zealand survey, the most widely used types of drug in the country are cannabis, amphetamines and ecstasy.

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