While it’s commonly known the use of methamphetamine, a highly addictive and insidious illegal drug, is a drain on the health care system and a difficult war for health care professionals and law enforcement to win, there is another battle [...]
Ice, also called shabu, crystal, or crystal meth, is a very pure, smokeable form of methamphetamine that is more addictive than other forms of the substance More commonly known by the street names speed, ice or crystal meth, [...]
The West Australian Government is seeking former ice addicts to be part of an advisory group to assist its efforts to introduce compulsory drug and alcohol treatment. Mental Health Minister Andrea Mitchell said there would be a particular focus on [...]
Unlike common street drugs such as marijuana or cocaine which are derived from plant-based substances, methamphetamine is a wholly synthetic drug where the cooking process is not only incredibly dangerous in itself, but also produced dangerous chemicals, biohazard waste and [...]
When methamphetamine is smoked, the crystals turn into a vapour that clings to surfaces and permeates into walls, furnishings and in some severe circumstances, structural elements of the property. When people who come in contact with these surfaces, methamphetamine can [...]
Possibly the easiest, most common and dangerous ways of producing meth is a Shake and Bake, or One-Pot Method. As the name suggests, the one-pot method is when meth cooks can produce meth in one sealed container which is generally [...]
Luxury Cruise Captain Accused of Dealing Meth THE commander of a West Australian cruise ship has been accused of drug dealing after a search on the vessel revealed methamphetamine. WA and Northern Territory police raided the Kimberley Quest as it [...]
It’s been around for some time, but the ice epidemic has reached levels over the past three years that has caught many Australians off guard. While seven per cent of Australians aged 14 years and over have used meth/amphetamines one or [...]
A woman has been caught and jailed after attempting to smuggle 115g of methamphetamine worth up to $115,000 into Tasmania in her underpants. Alissa Margaret Moore, 36, pleaded guilty to trafficking in methamphetamine. In comments on passing sentence, published by [...]
Forum to be held in Queanbeyan Tackling the Issue of Meth A forum on the drug ice will be held in Queanbeyan on Tuesday, April 5 from 6pm to 8.30pm at the Bicentennial Hall. The Australian Drug Foundation and the [...]
