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Oct2017

Assisting a Loved One if you Suspect they are Suffering Meth Addiction

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Following the emergence of habitual and addictive use of ice or methamphetamine in Australia in the early 1990s, ice use have now tripled amongst drug users in Australia and is sill growing rapidly, particularly in the younger demographic. The number of methamphetamine users who prefer ice to other types of ... Read More

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May2017

The Danger of Methamphetamine in the Community

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Following the arrest of a 19-year-old Hong Kong gambling boat worker who was part of a drug trafficking syndicate behind the biggest ice haul in WA history, the need for appropriate community awareness and understand of methamphetamine and the dangers it appends to the community. China-born Pak Cheong Cheung has been ... Read More

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Mar2017

Methamphetamine Help for Families in Need in Mandurah

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The Effects of Meth on the Body Crystal Meth is a highly addictive and dangerous man-made stimulate that effects the user mentally and physically. Meth affects almost every part of the users body, including kidneys, lungs, brain, heart, liver, digestive system and teeth. Meth causes a rise is the users body ... Read More

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Jan2017

Five Charged After Police Seize up to 300kg of Pseudoephedrine in Melbourne

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Five men have been charged with drug importation offences after Federal and Victorian authorities seized up to 300 kilos of pure pseudoephedrine, a key ingredient for making methamphetamine. Authorities allege the drug, which is capable of producing meth with a wholesale value of $42 million, was hidden in 160 washing powder boxes, ... Read More

07

Oct2016

Australia’s Ice Epidemic Heats Up

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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 brewing that affects innocent people who inadvertently move into a ... Read More

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Aug2016

Why Meth Testing Should Be Compulsory for Rental Homes

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More commonly known by the street names speed, ice or crystal meth, methamphetamine belong to a group of stimulant drugs called amphetamines. Australia has one of the highest rates of illicit methamphetamine use in the world and the highest use among English-speaking countries. Around 2.5% of Australians over 14 years or ... Read More

15

Aug2016

WA Government Consults Meth Addicts on New Rehab Laws

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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 ice addiction. "We're ... Read More

15

Jul2016

Living in a Meth House and At Home Testing

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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 be ingested through their skin or by touching contaminated surfaces ... Read More

13

Jul2016

Shake and Bake: The Rise and Rise of Clandestine Drug Labs in Australia

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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 flipped upside-down to cause the reaction needed to turn several ... Read More

04

Apr2016

Meth from All Angles: Australian Drug Foundation Releases 3-Part Video Series

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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 more times in their life, only two per cent of ... Read More