Tackling a cold, hard killer before it's too late

By Isabel Bird
Updated July 18 2014 - 8:05am, first published 12:00am
Rural Health Services Tasmania manager Robert Waterman is calling for more government resources to stop ice spreading in the community. Picture supplied by Circular Head Chronicle.
Rural Health Services Tasmania manager Robert Waterman is calling for more government resources to stop ice spreading in the community. Picture supplied by Circular Head Chronicle.

When did ice start becoming a problem in Tasmania?

When I came to Tasmania in 2008 there was a bit of speed around but I remember making the comment, "we want to hope we don't have the same issues with ice that they are having on the mainland". Then in 2010 the purity started to increase. There was methamphetamine, more crystal meth around, and then the methamphetamine ice. Around the last two years there has been a significant increase.

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