Respected journalist and television presenter, Ray Martin, has joined PRIME7 NEWS to present a major public affairs special on ice addiction. The special Ice: The Scourge of Regional Australia, exposes the dramatic public consequences of an increasing ice epidemic in regional and rural Australia. The special will air in December.
“Ice use in regional Australia has soared a staggering 150% since 2007, in comparison to 16% in metro centres*, so we have a responsibility to highlight the devastating impact this addiction is having on families in regional communities.” PRIME7’s Head of News Paul Patrick commented “Telling a story of this magnitude needs the very best people, and we are delighted that Ray Martin accepted our offer to join the team to bring this story to the people of regional Australia,” Patrick added.

* Source : Flinders University’s National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction Research Report by Ann Roche , November 2016