Finished it this morning. I must say I read others books in between and I think I might have enjoyed it better if I would have read only this book cause now you had to get back into the drugs world every time.

Thought it was a very interesting read and written in a way it was interesting to read and not boring at all. I thought I knew a lot about drugs and maybe I did 20 years ago but not anymore. Glad though, all those new drugs, they are just killing people and if they are not they spoil there lifes. 3.5 star! ( )

Crystal methamphetamine. Crystal meth. Crystal. Ice. A drug that came out of nowhere and instantly turned things upside down: for users, their families, police, healthcare workers and victims of the random, hyper-violent crimes that are the mark of ice. Nearly 1 in 10 Australians have tried ice.

Scattered is the word coined by some users to describe the trance-like ferocity that can accompany an ice binge, escalating common crime to a terrifying level of violence. According to support workers on the front line, official statistics have yet to recognise that users have trebled over the last two years and hospital admissions for ice-related psychosis more than doubled.

Walkley award-winning journalist Malcolm Knox examines the ice problem in Australia from the points of view of users, dealers, police, lawyers, doctors, pharmacists and families affected by the drug. Each story he tells goes beyond the statistics and headlines to explore the human cost of ice and to consider its future in Australia.