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Given the local issues our community faces due to drug use, the Mandurah Mail is releasing our four-week Falling Through the Cracks series - a detailed look at how methamphetamine is having a devastating impact on the region. Read more: In week three, we detail how our primary health services, namely Peel Health Campus, are being inundated with presentations from meth addicts and users - and what this means for staff and other patients. Read more: Strain of drug use: Peel Health Campus' ability to handle meth addicts in ED questioned After 11 years of meth addiction, Bradley Hall retells his horror story and offers a stark message to anyone considering using meth. Read more: 'I thought it would all turn out OK; it didn't' - Reformed Mandurah meth addict tells horrors of addiction Pinjarra mother-of-three Fiona Wall states how meth robbed her of everything, showing that the insidious drug can force families apart. Read more: Pinjarra mother tells debilitating addiction story Finally, we detail the sad story of Shaun Vincent Blogna, who was last week sent to prison for violent crimes committed in Mandurah while under the influence of meth. Read more: 'Chilling': Mandurah meth addict jailed for choking partner on restraining order Week four's content will be available online on Wednesday night and play a prominent role in Thursday's newspaper.
Given the local issues our community faces due to drug use, the Mandurah Mail is releasing our four-week Falling Through the Cracks series - a detailed look at how methamphetamine is having a devastating impact on the region.
In week three, we detail how our primary health services, namely Peel Health Campus, are being inundated with presentations from meth addicts and users - and what this means for staff and other patients.
Finally, we detail the sad story of Shaun Vincent Blogna, who was last week sent to prison for violent crimes committed in Mandurah while under the influence of meth.
