An ice taskforce unveiled by Premier Daniel Andrews will have 100
days to develop an action plan to halt the carnage caused by the drug.
A
magistrate, a deputy commissioner of police and a mental health expert
will be part of the taskforce chaired by Mr Andrews, along with other
community representatives.
Ice was linked to 32 murders in
Victoria between 2012 and 2013, and the Coroners Court found that deaths
where methamphetamine was present increased from 66 in 2006 to 166 last
year.
The ice action taskforce, a Labor Government election
commitment, will examine ways to reduce the demand, supply and harm of
the drug. The Coalition had criticised the commitment as a "talk fest",
and promised instead to frame its response to the crisis by referring to
the parliamentary committee report into ice use.
The government must respond to the findings of the parliamentary
committee - which made 54 recommendations - by March. The committee was
particularly taken by the work of authorities in New Zealand, which
developed an action plan more than five years ago. The article continues here.
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The PowerFM site above has links on where to go for help
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