101 East explores methamphetamine abuse in Australia often resulting in violent assaults and mental health breakdowns.
Rising crime rates are the tip of an insidious iceberg, as methamphetamine abuse cases soar in Australia.
The methamphetamine drug called ice is the drug of choice among young people, and so powerful that it can take just one hit for its users to become addicted.
Authorities warn of an “ice epidemic”; the number of ambulance call-outs to ice users has multiplied, especially in regional country towns.
In the state of Victoria, the state’s support lines have been flooded with calls for help and the number of people seeking face-to-face assistance from support services has also risen. In 2012, methamphetamine overtook heroin as the drug injected most often.
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