According to experts, there is a significant increase in addiction to ice and amphetamine and this has resulted in an increase of 155 per cent increase in people in Canberra seeking treatment from specialists.

Experts warned that the situation has led to mental health problems and unpredictable violence among several patients. Data showed that the number of people seeking treatment after using the drugs increased to more than twice its level than 2010 with 28 per cent of their clients saying that using the drug is dangerous.

Major Scott Warrington, the head of Salvation Army's Canberra Recovery Services Centre in Fyshwick, pointed out that cases of amphetamine or ice usage between the year 2004 and 2013 were higher than the overall use of cannabis, ecstasy, cocaine and gambling dependence combined in the country.

Warrington said, "The biggest issue is not so much the increase in use but the amount of mental health issues associated which make it very difficult to work in that environment, despite how rewarding the work can be. We've got people in there talking to people who aren't there and it makes everyone a bit scared."