Health committee  I think the stat of 10% is what we've been using as a guideline for that. This is one of the few drugs that you try once and get hooked on for life. I think that's one of the issues we have. It's similar to an opioid. Once you're on it, not only are you addicted to the drug, but

Health committee  Yes, that's what I was alluding to. Several television series and movies have glamorized it. Take even the word “methamphetamine”, to the point where we talk about “crystal” methamphetamine; as we talked about earlier, the people watching are possibly comparing it with other drug

Health committee  It's a very awkward situation. My opinion is somewhat biased. I support what they're saying, because ultimately you're not incarcerating to promote or facilitate that type of drug use.... In theory, they're being incarcerated to pay their debt to society and—

Health committee  Right, but that's what I'm saying. If you're having needle issues while they're incarcerated, how is it coming to be? Is it their job or responsibility to get involved in that because now we have another health and safety issue as well?

Health committee  Yes. Thank you. The issues we're having were partially covered in the last question. We have this cycle. We come into contact with an individual, and if there is an allegation of a criminal nature and-or we don't necessarily have a medical issue, and the individual is potentiall

Health committee  Once a year we undertake training for several hours. We meet with people and members of the community at large through Canadian Mental Health, through addiction services. We go over trends and research data locally about what we're finding in addiction concerns, treatment conce

Health committee  I'll try to take 10 minutes, but as I'm sure you'll find out, I talk rather quickly and off the cuff. In the Sarnia area, we've been experiencing an extensive problem with crystal methamphetamine for close to 30 years. Recently, due to the changes in the structure of how methamp