Few disagree with today's reclassification of crystal meth from class B to class A, which will incur harsher penalties for makers, dealers and users of the drug as part of the government's drug strategy.
By reclassifying the drug, police will be able to justify throwing more resources at detecting dealers and makers of the drug, though media reports of an exponential growth in use of the drug appears, for the moment at least, to be a myth.
What remains to be seen is how crystal meth addicts will be helped to come off the drug. Treatments for stimulant users still need to be honed, according to Drugscope.
Also known as ice, Nazi crank and yabba or methamphetamine, crystal meth leads to a high similar to crack cocaine but with longer and more damaging effects when smoked or injected.
It can quickly become addictive and lead to depression, paranoia, violent behaviour, kidney failure and internal bleeding.
Drugscope says specific treatments have yet to be put in place.
"Undoubtedly services for stimulant users have improved over the past five years ... but problems remain for those users coming forward with a dual diagnosis of drug dependence and mental health problems - and psychosis is often a feature of heavy stimulant use.
"Such people are still caught between drug and mental health services and there is no indication that this will be resolved anytime soon."
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