Canterbury Mornings

Supermarkets are being accused of being the country's biggest drug dealer.It comes after a Christchurch local snapped a photo of wine sold at Pak'n'Save for just under $4.The wine available is Hardy's Moscato, with an alcohol percentage of 6%.National Addiction Centre director Doug Sellman told Newstalk ZB it should be classed as a public health issue."The best way to improve people's health is to reduce the amount people are drinking in New Zealand and this $3.99 is going completely against it."Spellman believes that "supermarkets are the biggest drug dealers in New Zealand"."Most of the alcohol in New Zealand is sold through supermarkets, alcohol is our no.1 recreational drug, so this is not extravagant language."He says the Government should step in to regulate alcohol in supermarkets.Foodstuffs has been approached for comment.LISTEN TO THE FULL INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS LYNCH ABOVE