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Ice `no spice for sex lives'
Anthony deCeglie
August 18, 2007 04:00pm
DRUG dealers are marketing methamphetamine, or ice, as a "young persons Viagra''.
National Drug Research Institute director Steve Allsop yesterday warned teenagers not to be conned by claims that it could spice up their sex lives.
Mr Allsop said drug dealers came up with all sorts of pitches to get people hooked on ice.
Amphetamines are often marketed as drugs that can prolong sex and increase libido.
Drug dealers are also bragging that ice's effects include lowered inhibitions and increased promiscuity.
Mr Allsop said taking ice and having sex could be fatal.
"People who are vulnerable to cardiovascular issues and engage in sex while on amphetamines run a serious risk of going to hospital,'' Mr Allsop said.
There was a strong link between ice and sexually transmitted diseases.
"There are a number of risks associated with taking amphetamines and engaging in sexual activities,'' Mr Allsop said.
"In particular there is a high risk of unprotected sex and contracting sexual diseases.''
Det-Sen-Sgt Paul McMurtrie, of the Organised Crime Squad, said amphetamine abuse by WA teenagers had reached chronic proportions.
WA had the highest level of amphetamine abuse in the country.
This year, 36 amphetamine drug labs have been uncovered in WA homes.
Sunday Times