Methamphetamine Report for Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers Responsible for Justice

July 2007

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Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
• Summary of Recommendations
• Section I - The Coordinating Committee of Senior Officials (CCSO) Drug Issues Working Group and its Mandate
• Section II - Overview of the Methamphetamine Problem
  • 1. Methamphetamine
    • 1.1 History
    • 1.2 Types of Methamphetamine
    • 1.3 Drug Composition and Use
  • 2. Legislation
  • 3. Recent Initiatives
    • 3.1 Western Minister' Meeting
    • 3.2 National Coordinating Committee on Organized Crime - National Strategy
• Section III - National Concerns Around Methamphetamine Use
  • 4. Effects of Use
  • 5. Evidence of Trends
  • 6. Impact of Methamphetamine on the Criminal Justice System
    • 6.1 Police
    • 6.2 Courts
    • 6.3 Correctional Facilities
  • 7. Production and Trafficking
    • 7.1 Methamphetamine Labs in Canada
  • 8. Social and Community Impacts
• Section IV - Analysis of Issues and Recommendations
  • 9. Demand Reduction - Preventing Use and Treating Addiction
    • 9.1 Preventing Use
    • 9.2 Harm Reduction
    • 9.3 Treatment and Intervention
  • 10. Supply Reduction
    • 10.1 Clandestine Labs
    • 10.2 Availability of Precursor Chemicals and the Equipment to Produce Methamphetamine
    • 10.3 Regulatory Controls
    • 10.4 Proposed New Offences under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
    • 10.5 Detection and Response to Laboratories
    • 10.6 First Responders
    • 10.7 Provincial, Municipal Levels of Responses
    • 10.8 Dismantling of the Laboratories, Storage and Clean-Up
  • 11. Links to Organized Crime
  • 12. Effective Sentencing for Drug Offences
• Section V - Conclusion
• References
• Appendix 1 - Table of Recommendations