30 March 2016 – Author: Rob Kidd – Source: NZ Herald It’s not easy funding a wedding. Most people scrimp, save or borrow; but Scott Ian McArthur decided to raise the cash by cooking meth. The 42-year-old avoided a prison term by the narrowest of margins in Auckland District Court last week when he was […]
2nd April 2016 – Author: Vanessa Brown – Source: news.com.au “Ice from all angles: Australian Drug Foundation release videos from ex-user, a parent and a doctors point of view.” IT’S the addiction that’s gripping parts of the country like never seen before. It’s been around for some time, but the ice epidemic has reached levels […]
29 February 2016 – Author: Danuta Kozak – Source: ABC News The number of Australians using the illegal drug methamphetamine — including crystal methamphetamine or ice — has tripled over the past five years, the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre estimates. A new study published in the Medical Journal of Australia shows there are 268,000 […]
29 February 2016 – Author: University of Queensland – Source: UQ News The total number of regular methamphetamine users in Australia is 270,000 – greater than the populations of either Hobart or Townsville. The statistic is a key finding of two scientific reports, both featuringProfessor Wayne Hall from The University of Queensland’s Centre for Youth […]
15 May 2015 – Authors: Lorna Knowles and Rebecca Armitage – Source: ABC News The number of amphetamine arrests across Australia has almost doubled in the past five years, as crime authorities warn they have never seen any substance as destructive as crystal methylamphetamine, or ice. The Australian Crime Commission (ACC) said police made a record […]