New Zealand

Access & coverage

Tax-funded + private optional

Public system + Pharmac drug agency; private optional

Treatment

• MOUD (methadone/buprenorphine); detox + residential capacity
• Trauma systems and emergency response
• Rehab after injury; mental-health crisis care
• Overdose reversal (naloxone) + addiction treatment pathways

Prevention

• Prescription monitoring; naloxone access; safer supply debates
• Road safety laws, product safety, firearm / means restriction where used
• Fall-proofing homes; workplace safety inspectors
• Suicide means restriction + crisis lines

Lifestyle

• Seatbelts / helmets; sober driving
• Safe storage of medications and weapons
• Substance-use risk reduction

What stands out here

Same broad injury / external toolkit as peers — differences are coverage rules, wait times, prices, and follow-through.