(upbeat music) - Paper was like gold in medieval times. - I want tobacco, sugar. - That everything we thought
we knew about the world might turn out to be completely wrong. (siren wails) - [Reporter] Crime authorities
today warn that Australia is in the grip of an
epidemic of the drug ice with a massive surge in
its supply on our streets. - [Reggie] Excuse me, mate. - [Man] Yes. - Can you tell me what's going on? Do you know? - One guy got murdered. And just before that, they heard
a loud scream or something. - [Reporter] A manhunt is
underway for a 29-year-old wanted over the murder
of a St. Kilda resident in his apartment block. Detectives say the victim was killed in a brutal targeted attack. - What are the chances
that it's drug related? - Very highly, probably ice.
- Yeah. Oh, really, why? - [Man] Because most of the time, people get murdered over ice. - But Australia is in the
grip of an ice pandemic. And of course, the drug has been linked to serious violent crime. - [Reggie] So this area
is dangerous for you then? - [Man] Yes, it's highly dangerous. - [Reggie] Ice is the purest and strongest form of methamphetamine. Its use has increased in Australia by 300% over the last five years. - It's worse than heroin. It's worse than cocaine. It's worse than LSD. It's much more addictive, much more dangerous, much more damaging. - I think the police are
about to make a statement now. - It's a pretty brutal attack, so we're working on the
principal who was targeted. - A highly addictive drug and
a deadly crime on my doorstep. I woke up 90 minutes ago, and this is my first morning in Melbourne. And not only do I wake
up to Lewisham weather, but I've woken up to this, blue lights in the
alleyway behind the hotel and it's a murder. So why are so many
Australians addicted to ice? Australia has never faced
a drug like ice before. - [Man] Mate, you just sit over there. - Cheap to produce, highly addictive, and a gateway to chaos and broken lives. That building is called Gatwick House. It's a hostel with a bad reputation but a good place to start. How are you doing? I'm Reggie. - [Rose] Hello. - Hello. This is sis. Gatwick House is run by twin
sisters Rose and Yvette. It's really busy. - [Yvette] Actually, today's not bad. We very rarely have a room vacant because this is usually the last resort. - [Reggie] What's your name, mate? - [Austin] Austin. - [Reporter] How long have you lived here? - A year, eight months. - How big a problem is ice? - A really big problem. Maybe even that's happened, you know. They keep moving our drug. - Many residents are drug addicts, binging on ice in their rooms and then disappearing for days. - [Yvette] This is a tiny room
but this is one day's mess. - [Reggie] This is one day? You don't wanna be a bit
more safe picking up needles? - [Yvette] I think that I'm
getting used to as well. - [Reggie] Is that a
regular occurrence for you? - [Yvette] Needles, yeah. Yeah. - [Reggie] How bad a problem is ice here? - [Yvette] Ice is such an epidemic. - [Reggie] You use the word epidemic. Is that justified when
it comes to ice or-- - I think so, yeah. - [Reggie] Is that an exaggeration? - No, no, I think it's an epidemic. - Have you noticed a change
in this business at all as the popularity of it's gone up? - Yeah. People argue a lot more. They're becoming much more violent than they ever were before,
which makes it harder. - Ice can cause violence and psychosis, a new high at the sharp end of drug use whether snorted, smoked, or injected. Oh, my God. Drugs hold a bit of a strange place in my memory and my upbringing, really. I was a kid that never really did anything and never got involved in anything. I say never really did. I've never done anything. I'm not even smoking a
cigarette in my life, let alone taking a drug. So I've never looked
down on anybody who uses, but I've struggled to understand it. A quiet suburb of Melbourne, the last place you might
expect to find an ice addict. I didn't actually have any expectations as to where I'd be turning up to, but I am a little surprised that the sat nav has brought
me to manicured lawns and really pretty little
houses and quiet streets. - [Sharni] Hello. - How are you doing? Reggie. - Sharni, how you going? - Nice to meet you, Sharni. Homeless for three months,
23-year-old Sharni, staying with her Aunt Sheree the night before going into rehab. When did you actually start taking drugs? - [Sharni] 14. - 14. - But it was fun then, it's not, you know. With ice, I started to
use it quite frequently. - [Reggie] How much were you taking? - [Sharni] At one point,
I would have been high pretty much 20 hours out of 24, I reckon. - In front of me, I see a well-kept, well-spoken, articulate young lady. Just looking at you,
there are no giveaways. - I was a very heavy user, and
still, people couldn't tell. I could hide it very well. - [Reggie] So what's got
you to the point of knowing that rehab is where you need to be. - I have two babies who
are three years old. I became homeless. I had to give my children
to my aunt to take care of. And now, I just want my family back. - You've clearly been
a rock for Sharni here, but Sharni's not actually
mentioned mom or dad. - Well, Sharni and her
mom don't talk anymore, and Sharni wasn't raised by her dad. - Unfortunately, me and my mom have had a pretty rocky
relationship since I was young. I grew up in a house where
there was addiction too. So I believe that's part to blame as well. - [Reggie] What kind of addiction? - Drug addiction and alcohol. That taught me that if I take
this, I won't feel anything. - Sharni's addiction has made it difficult to cope with her sons. So Sheree has been
looking after them both, but Sharni wants them back. - I don't believe I would be
here if it wasn't for my kids. I wouldn't be here. I would have tried to kill myself, or I would have killed myself by now. - [Sheree] You already tried once. - When? - [Sharni] It wasn't all that long ago. - A month ago. - Because I was homeless, and I hadn't seen my kids in so long, and seeing them and having
to say goodbye to them and knowing that I can't, I'm not the one to put them to bed and I'm not the one to provide for them, and I just didn't want to do it anymore. - It's hard. Yeah, it's very hard. - What do you want for your niece? - To get better? I don't wanna have to raise her boys. I love them, but I'd
want her to raise them. - [Reggie] Do you wanna take 10 minutes? - [Sharni] I just wanna sit outside and just get some fresh air. - How you doing? I'm Reg. - How you going, man? I'm Dylan. - [Reggie] Sharni's friend, Dylan, has come to wish her good luck. - [Sharni] Hello. - [Reggie] No stranger to
ice, he moved out of Melbourne to get away from the drug and its effects. - Sharni had like a schizophrenic
episode in front of me. I just sort of wake up when that happened and it really scared me. And I said, "You need to stop "or you're gonna lose your mind," and-- - Need to stop ice. - Yeah, everything, pretty much. - Listen, this might sound like an incredibly strange request, but I'm really interested to see where you might have bought ice foam and where you might have done it. - I can probably show you
like places we've used. - [Dylan] There are dealers. - [Sharni] There are dealers that live along this road, yeah. - Apparently, allegedly. - That's crazy to me 'cause this just looks like
the road that you're on. Do the residents try and
shut down the properties or call the police on them? - [Dylan] The locals are similarly minded. Do you know what I mean?
- Right. - Supply and demand. They're gonna be where
the biggest demand is, the highest concentration. It's just one of those driveways, really. - Just pull into one of these. On your last night before
you actually skipped town and moved away-- - [Dylan] Yeah. - Did you have that one last hit? - [Dylan] Yeah. - How about you, Sharni? This is your last night before
you actually go into rehab. Do you feel that you'll smoke tonight. - I have an ice pipe on me. - I would smoke with Sharni. If she's gonna do it and go away tomorrow, I'm gonna do it and go away tomorrow. That's just far enough in my head already. - Now, I don't understand addiction. I've never taken the drug
that you're talking about. But it seems like tonight
would be a bad time to take this drug. Am I completely wrong? - I understand that you don't understand, but you have to understand
that you can't understand. - Hmm. - Can I see the pipe? There's some brown stuff in there. Is that, is that it? - Yeah. - [Reggie] So what do you think when you look at this then? - Ashamed that that's my addiction. - [Reggie] Why is it shame? Why is that the feeling? - That my whole family would know. - I really did struggle to understand why Dylan or Sharni would
be tempted to use tonight. It just feels like the worst way to start a journey to recovery. At this stage, I'm not sure if I will ever truly understand addiction, because to understand
addiction on some level, you have to have had
some sort of experience. I just really hope that
she doesn't use tonight. Not everyone addicted to ice
has a family to support them. - [Woman] Lam? - [Lam] Yeah. - [Woman] Can you come
here for a minute then? See if I can find you some shoes, okay? - [Reggie] What happened to your shoes? - I gave 'em away. - [Reggie] Why'd you do that? - I didn't need 'em. (laughs) - [Reggie] Why are you so happy? - This is my home. (laughs) - [Reggie] How long have you lived here? - A while now. - [Reggie] Yeah? - [Lam] Yeah, yeah. - [Reggie] What are you on now? - Heroin with ice. - Do you work at the moment? - [Lam] This is my work. I bum around. - [Reggie] Did you not have a job before? - Yeah, I used to, yeah. - [Reggie] What did you use to do? - Cook, I used to cook. - And how come you ended up stopping work? - I needed a change. - [Reggie] And what did you
change from being a cook to? - A professional bum? (chuckles) Thank you. Thank you, sis. - Can you show me your room then? Can I see where you stay? (man mumbles) Do your parents know where you are now? - [Lam] I don't have parents. - Do you mean they, have they passed away? What happened to your folks? - I just don't have folks, yeah. - [Reggie] You don't have
a relationship with them. - You can say that, a relationship, I don't have parents, yeah. - [Reggie] When what was
the last time you had ice? - I want some ice. - Today. - Did you inject here? - Yeah. - Oh, I see, there's your needles there? How long do you think
you'll stay awake for? - [Lam] Three, four days, a week. - A week? - [Lam] Yeah. - So what's it feel
like when you take ice? - When you whack it up,
you feel that the rest, like the dopamine in your head releases. And you feel that for like
probably half an hour or so, then the ice, just like speed, just takes you along the day, yeah. - [Reggie] How much do you spend on it? - [Lam] Whatever I got, really, yeah. - [Reggie] Do regret
trying it or starting? - No, no, no. - [Reggie] Why no regrets? - I love it too much now. Yeah, it's a special drug. (chuckles) - [Reggie] You almost
refer to it as a friend. - Yes, it is, my girlfriend, one of my girlfriends. (chuckles) - And how does your girlfriend treat you? - Oh, very well. Yes, very well. - All right. Nice to meet you, Lam. Thank you. Now, how can you go from
being someone with a career and someone with a life to that? I just don't know how that happens. - [Scotty] I've got a few
things to tell you about ice. - [Reggie] British backpacker, Scotty, has been staying at
Gatwick House for a month. - Ice is huge, and it's everywhere. I've watched many people, from people who are poor in the slums to people who have
multinational jobs try it once and not be able to put the pipe down. - [Reggie] Do you really
believe that one hit is all that it takes to become hooked? - I've seen it, I've seen it. - [Reggie] The results
are often unpredictable and sometimes violent. (man screams) Hoodie was stabbed in a fight over drugs. - It was a person, one person. He's locking me in the arm. That's where I'm bleeding and in the back. I've been stabbed a few times. Yeah, I swear, I appreciate it. - So are you playing this to
your friend at the moment? - When I was younger, I was
a surf lifesaver in Aussie and I did rescue diving and stuff so I have basic first aid training. - [Reggie] Do you mind
if I wonder with you? - Yeah, okay. Yeah, we'll get that a quick
wash with some soap and water. Now, the water in the Gatwick
is amazing, really hot. - [Reggie] How long have
you been using ice for? - I was using amphetamines
before ice was even in Australia. - [Reggie] Australia has
strict border controls. It's also far away from the main centers of
heroin and cocaine production. Ice has filled the vacuum. - It's quick to make. I've seen it made in a backyard
in less than 10 minutes. - Do you think that's part of the problem, that it's so easy to make? - Yeah, no. The part of the problem is the
addiction to it is so high. - And rapid. - And yeah. Before you know it, you've
had one hit, drink, snort, it doesn't matter how you take it. You stick it up your ass,
you're still taking it. - [Reggie] Do you use it? - I have all my life, yeah. In my defense. Yeah. - [Reggie] So you guys were about to use. - Yeah. If the cops come, I'll
smash 'em on camera. - [Reggie] Don't do that, darling. - [Jasmin] No, I will, yeah. - [Reporter] When was the
last time they raided? - The other day. - And what did they get? - Every night, yeah. - [Jasmin] Okay, this is ice. - [Reggie] So where would you buy something like ice from then? - Friends, acquaintances. Probably even more drugs and
sell drugs to police officers. Yeah, I've sold drugs to the
solicitors, judges, kickboxers, the random milk huffing
Joe, your mom, your sister. - My God, I hate this shit. I don't like it, mate. I'd hate to think my kids
were ever subject to it. If I ever find any of my kids, if anyone sold my kids anything, I'd take a pump action and shoot them in the head point blank. - Thank you very much for fixing me up. - It's my pleasure, my darling. I'm your medic. Let me help you. - I actually don't quite know what to say off the back of seeing Jasmin use. The first thing that she said after she finished using was she hates it, and she doesn't want her kids
to know that she does it. I'm pretty sure a lot of people feel the same way about the drug because so many people are using it. It's ripping this flipping country apart. (dramatic music) It's really weird. I feel like I'm suddenly in LA. This place looks like some
of the most expensive streets in Beverly Hills. I mean, look at this place. Look at that. That's where the fresh
prince grew up, wasn't it? Another Melbourne suburb and home to another young Australian, a former business executive
caught in the grip of ice. - Brett. - Reggie. Nice to meet you. Look at this place. - [Brett] Yeah. (laughs) - [Reggie] I've caught you right in the middle of a refurb show. - [Brett] Four years doing this, yeah. - Four years is a long
time to renovate a place. - Four years is a long time
to be living through this. - [Reggie] What are these medals for? - [Brett] They're all Australian medals. - [Reggie] 28-year-old Brett was not just a successful businessman. He also represented his
country as a triathlete. - [Brett] That was 2009, world titles. - Whoa. Oh, my God, is that you? - That was me on, yeah, at my drug worst. - [Reggie] Okay, this looks like a completely different person. So how do you go from the podium to this? - I got caught up with ice. - How was ice actually introduced to you? - A friend of mine in the
corporate world, yeah. - [Reggie] Okay, so were a lot
of people in business using? - Yeah, 100%. I know when I walk through
a room of a hundred people, I know 100% there's at least 15 of them that have either been on it, touched it, been involved with it. You can reply to more emails. You get more deals done. I used this as a tool, a tool
that took my entire life away. We talk back of you're looking
at me at the world titles. I had never touched a
drug in my entire life. In fact, I was really critical
of people with addictions. - [Reggie] So are you still using now? - The last time I used was
probably three weeks ago. Part of the closure for this, we'll be closing the
chapter on this house. This is the place where
I resorted to drugs, and so that will always remind me of that. The problem is I struggle to get up. I just have no motivation. And that drug would get me up and I'd get a bit of
work done on the house and I do some things,
and that's where I'm at. I might have kicked the day-to-day habit, but I'm not free of that drug. I do not have control of the addiction. I know I don't. - Where the hell are you
buying that kind of drug in an area like this? I mean, are you buying it here? Or are you traveling out for hours to try and find it somewhere else? - Mate, this drug does not discriminate. I could buy it here. I could buy it the suburb next door. Or we could travel to areas that are not nice places and buy it. It does not discriminate. - What Brett's told me today scared me because at the age of 23, 24,
he and I were no different. He did a hell of a lot for
himself at quite a young age, and he hadn't touched
drugs up until that point. And then he made a decision
and the rest of his life has gone on a completely
different direction. The number of regular
ice users in Melbourne has doubled in the past year. There are now 80,000 addicts
across the state of Victoria. Hey, dude, are you all right? - [Sharni] I'm okay, I guess. - It's rehab day. Last night, when I left
you and that fellow, there was a good chance that
you might have used again. Did you? - I come straight home. - So why didn't you fall into the trap of using again last night? - It defeats the purpose
of why I'm doing this, doesn't it, really? - Yeah. Separated from her kids for 90 days, Sharni's having second thoughts. - Oh my, God. - [Reggie] Sheree, how long have we got before we have to leave? - [Sharni] I don't want
to go to rehab right now. - [Reggie] It's nearly
time to go, isn't it? - Why the fuck is no one listening to me? I said I don't wanna fucking go. - [Sheree] You're going. - Like, I'm not ready
to fucking go right now. What? I don't want this to be filmed. I'm in a shit mood. - [Reporter] Has she changed
her mind about going? - Mm-hmm. - If she doesn't go, I'll
never speak to her again. - [Reggie] You don't mean that, do you? - [Dylan] No, I can't be
friends with people like that. - I'm going to get a fucking iced coffee and no one's gonna stop
me from doing that. - All right, listen. - I'm not fucking with rehab right now. - Listen. - So last night, what was the reason that the using didn't happen? - Well, it did but we really lucked up. - Just you? - That is what's affecting her. - Pardon. - It's what I think is affecting her. - And did you have it with her? - Both. - I don't wanna cry. I'll wreck my makeup. Oh, my God. - No, no, no, it'll remind me of you. (Sharni laughs) - Okay? - No. (chuckles) This looks pretty though. - [Reggie] Yeah, it's beautiful. - I don't know. I feel just really, I feel sick. I feel like I just wanna get
out of the car and just stop. - All right, go on. - [Reggie] Let's get some air. You take as long as you need. - [Sheree] Are you ready? - [Sharni] Yeah. (Sharni sobs) - It's okay, Sharni. - [Reggie] This is it. The reality of rehab, three months away, no family and no drugs. - For fuck's sake. - Steadily, Sharni's crutches are falling away one by one. First, it was Dylan this morning,
and then it was the pipe. Next, it will be her family. It's gonna get very difficult and very real quite quickly, I think. Why is she in the car. - [Sheree] No, she's not coming out. Not coming out. - What? She wants to go home? - Mm-hmm. - I'm almost inclined to
say let's just leave her and I'm sure they'll
know how to manage this better than we ever could. Do you wanna head inside? You wanna go to the car, right? - Yeah, I don't know what to do. - I think we should head inside. - All right. - Here. - I just wanna be with
her and I just wanna stay but I know I can't. Yeah. - She's where she's supposed to be. - Yeah, I know, I know. I'm just being selfish. - No, you're not. You're just doing what you've always done, and that is try and be there for her. She's getting her out. - Come on, let's go and
say hello to the community. - You're done amazing today. All right, the longer you stay here-- - Okay, okay, yeah. - The worse it's gonna be for you. You should go. - My first psychosis, I was in the shower and I can see a big, scary, like a demon. I kept on looking. It was coming closer. It had claws and all, man. I'm fucking running out
the bathroom screaming, no clothes on. And then obviously, after
saying that, I'm like, I'm obviously in some sort of psychosis. - What you're describing is
about 60% of people who use ice develop some sort of psychotic experience. Ice is very bad for your brain. Like, it's actually toxic for your brain. People can develop a permanent psychosis. - [Sharni] I've been told
every time but I still, I still do it.
- Yeah, yeah, I know. I know, I understand. Of course you do, yeah, because it doesn't matter
what people tell us. Even though we can have a psychosis or you've got children that you love, that's not enough to stop using drugs. - No, it's not. - As someone who's never taken a drug, let alone been addicted to anything, I really am struggling
to understand addiction. - What I'm thinking as I listen to you ask that question, Reggie, is
about trying to think about being in love with someone
who's really no good for you but you love them. You love them. And every time they hold
you, it's beautiful. You feel safe, and you feel
fantastic, and you feel, different drugs will
have different effects. A heroin addict is just gonna feel warm and safe and relaxed, whereas an ice addict might feel euphoric. But whatever the drug,
it gives the individual that feeling of fulfillment. But when we've been hurt,
when we're very young where our capacity to experience love or to trust people in our lives is broken, then a drug can be very reliable. - [Officer] Police search warrant! - [Officer] Police search warrant! - [Reporter] The police swooped
in an early morning raid. Detectives say they've dismantled a major organized drug syndicate. - [Reporter] The syndicate was responsible for flooding the area with ice. - [Reggie] More ice is on
the streets of Melbourne than ever before. Over the past four years, driving under the influence of drugs has caused more fatalities than alcohol. - [Officer] Have you
done a drug test before? No? And we're testing for methamphetamines. - The state government of
Victoria are spending $17 million on testing 100,000 drivers this year. You decide who gets a flag down, right? - Yes. - [Reggie] Based on what? - Generally, the cars
are not well maintained. But in saying that, you're
still getting business people. There is a lot out there that
you just don't quite realize. - [Reggie] One in every 17
drivers randomly stopped are testing positive for ice. - Random drug testing tonight. Swab these bits just down
your tongue a couple of times. Yup, one more time. Perfect. Your oral fluid contains
a prescribed illicit drug. I now require you to accompany
me to the testing vehicle, which is the bus over there. - The police have found
traces of ice in his system. He'll lose his license and faces a fine of up to 1,500 pounds. It's hard to tell whether that
helicopter is news or police, but it's definitely over Gatwick House and staying in the area as well. (man mumbles) What'd you say, buddy? (man mumbles) I could be completely wrong, but it feels like the mood in
here has completely changed. The police have arrived. They're looking for the murder suspect. Hey. The police have just
come in with a news team. Do you know what's happened?
- Oh, with a news team? - [Reggie] Yeah. - I'll have to go and check. - Okay. Reportedly last seen in the building, on the run for three days. The police are her eon this floor. Blood on the wall. It's still wet. It's fresh. - [Officer] You got a
documentary or something-- - Yeah, we're from the UK. Oh, mate. I think they might be
putting him in the car. They've definitely caught him. I can't believe there's literally an ax
murderer in this building. The suspect is an ice addict with a history of drug-related charges. Just a few miles and a world
away from Gatwick House, Brett has decided to check into rehab in the city of Geelong. - [Brett] The last time I was in Geelong, I was racing at the Australian titles. - Really? - Yeah. I was happy. I was in a really good place last time I was coming out here to race. - In three months' time, you might be the happiest
you've ever been. - I hope so. I will not bring any drugs or paraphernalia onto the premises, nor will I be under the
influence of any narcotic. To permit a search of all
belongings prior to entry and upon any re-entry. - So this is the contraband
that I pulled out. So it's things like iPad, your hard drive. - [Brett] And no cologne. - No cologne, yeah. - [Brett] No cologne. - [Man] Alcohol content. - [Brett] Oh, wow. - [Man] That's right, yeah. - [Brett] I will comply with
medical exams as required. I would adhere to all
curfew and lights out. - [Man] Oh, this is you, man. - How often do you find people
withdraw just to their rooms? - Quite often. Yeah, we have guys who
will try to pull you out because it's all about the
therapy, talking to each other. - [Brett] It is my responsibility to attend all counseling sessions and to comply with all
aspects of the program. - [Man] Which poison? - [Brett] Ice. - [Man] Ice, yeah. You're like most of us, I think. (laughs) - Just out of interest, who
who's come here because of ice? It's a lot of you. What is it about ice that
has affected so many of you? - It just, it really takes you. Like everyone has different stories, yeah, but it all comes down
to like the same thing. Like, we just wanna get out of ourselves if we feel uncomfortable
with anxiety or depression. We just, we don't wanna
feel these feelings. - And is that why ice is such
a popular drug, do you think, because it nullifies your emotions? - [Man] Yeah. - It just pushes all those
emotions and feelings to the back of your head. But then once you actually become clean, they come rushing forward twice as hard. - Ice took a lot from me. I think I act like the devil. I mean, like I use my conscience. And I do things I
wouldn't do normally, man. - [Reggie] When you're on ice? - Yeah, like I would have psychotic rages. - I've suffered from
ice for a lot of years and it wasn't till the
end I got into psychoses. Three weeks before I come
here, I started hearing voices. And yeah, like, but I knew
it was because of the drugs. - Are you prepared to deal with some of your deepest and darkest? - Um-- - To uncover what it is that
you've been running for me? Are you ready to do that? - I don't know what I'm
ready for at the minute. I really don't know. - Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you. - A pleasure. Appreciate it, thank you. A standard treatment is three months, detox for the first 10 days before therapy and counseling begins. Denial is often the biggest problem. You're clearly trying to find the right way to deal with this. - All these guys are here just purely to have gotten off the drug. And I've gotten off the drug myself. That part of it's out of the way. So maybe I'm already at my 90 days and like a bit of that's
going through my head. - Do you think you shouldn't be here? - No, I don't. I know I need to be here in a
sense to what my problem was. I'm just hesitant in-- - [Reggie] Was? Why would you describe it as past tense? - [Brett] I'm not sure. - I'm leaving Brett on his first night, and I'm honestly a bit concerned about him because he's pretty much decided that he doesn't need to be there to the extent of some of these other men. And 90 days is a hell of a long time when you're sure that you
shouldn't be there for 10, for a week. I just don't know if he's gonna last. It's been a week, and
Sharni's detox is almost over. How you doing, Sharni? - I'm good, how are you? - Yeah, come on, one of these. How are you doing, love, you all right? - Oh, good.
- Hello. How's the new girl getting on? - [Woman] Missing her babies, of course. - Yeah. - But she's doing real well. - [Reggie] Well, the first week is always about the detox, right? - [Sharni] Yeah. - How have you felt coming off of what you took before you came in? - I slept through it. So I didn't really feel coming off. But for the first time, I feel like a weight
lifted off my shoulders because I'm not looking for my next hit and I am starting to now feel
that missing piece of me, which is my children, which I didn't feel because I numbed that with using ice, and I'm starting to feel guilty. I grew up with addiction, and I feel as if I was doing
exactly what I grew up with. It's everything I'm against. - And where does that leave you
when you think about Sheree? Because she's tried so hard to help you, and she's done everything
that she can to help you. And it was really
difficult to see her leave, and she just had to walk away. How do you feel about your
relationship with her? - Without my auntie, I wouldn't be here and my children will be suffering just like I suffered as a child. That's all I aspire to be in life, is half the mother she is. She is the best person I will ever meet. - Well, I'm sure she'd
love to hear you say that. - Do you know that Reggie
has never had a cigarette? He's never tried a drug. He's never had a drink,
never done any of that. - [Woman] That is awesome. - It's weird.
- I commend you I commend you for that.
- It's weird but it's cool. - [Woman] Were you never tempted? - Well, no, 'cause I've always
felt that it's a choice. I genuinely came to the
table believing that, that you can say yes or no and that's it. But in talking to lots
of different people, it feels as though
trauma plays a huge part. - That's a massive part of our recovery. It's getting down to those
core reasons why we-- - [Reggie] You disagree. - I don't disagree. I agree, but my problem
was I was a party animal. I didn't have trauma. I just love to have fun. So I definitely agree, but
I think 80% is something that has shaped somebody's
life in some way, but then I think 20% is a stupid choice. - [Reggie] Where's your room? - My room's down here. This is what Dylan gave
me before I came in. - [Reggie] Nice. - So I sleep with it every night. - [Reggie] You're doing really well. - Believe it or not,
you've been a motivation. I've never met anybody that's
never used anything before, and you should be really
proud of yourself. - You should be proud of yourself. (Sharni laughs) Some people might say I'm a control freak because I live my life a certain way, and because I like things
done a certain way, and my house is always a certain way, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. No, I mean, not wanting to take drugs isn't about me being
scared of losing control. It's actually about
something very different. I started in television
when I was eight years old. So before I was even in secondary school, I was being told by my mother that I have more to lose than my mates. So I didn't want it to become the thing that
prevented me from my dream, which 25 years later is this. So I've always had that niggling voice in the back of my head, and
I'm really happy I've had it. Ice-related crimes have
doubled in Melbourne in the past year, many committed by young addicts who have lost control of their lives. So has there been a change then with what you've seen on the streets since ice became such a popular drug? - We've seen an increase with the, I suppose the crime associated with that and sometimes violent crime because of the way the
drug makes them behave, or because they want to fund their habit. You just don't know what you're gonna get. - [Reggie] Just five
minutes into another shift with the police and a call comes in. - [Officer] It appears this other vehicle is listed as being stolen. Whether it is stolen
or not, we'll find out. - [Reggie] Which car is it? Is it the white one? - [Officer] Yeah, that's it. I'll just get you to hang
in the car for a minute. I'll give you a nod if you can come up. - Get off, buddy, now! All right, mate, you just
sit over there for me. - No way. That's Lam from Gatwick House. - [Officer] So just sit there. - [Officer] So what
brings you to this area? - Go for a drive. - [Officer] Go for a drive? - Yeah. - Who does this car belong to? Do you know? - One of these guys. - [Officer] Which one? - [Lam] I don't know. - Okay, 'cause this car's
coming up like a stolen vehicle. - [Officer] Are you using at the moment? - Yeah. - [Officer] What are you using? - Ice, heroin, and marijuana. - Are you working at the moment? - [Lam] No. - [Officer] No, so where
are you getting your money? - [Lam] From friends. - [Officer] You're not running around, stealing stuff to finance your drug habit? - No, no. - [Officer] No? - No, no. - Stand up for us and
we'll have a quick search. You got no sharps on you? - [Lam] No. - [Officer] Why are you so jittery? You're shaking. - [Lam] Am I? - Yeah, your arms are uncontrollable. - Okay. - What are you so nervous about? - No. - [Officer] Come and grab a
seat here in the gutter for us. - Yeah. Hey. - [Reggie] How you doing, man? - [Lam] How are you? - I didn't think I'd see you
again here in this situation. - [Lam] Yeah. - So how do you know these guys? - [Lam] Friends from the Gatwick. - [Reggie] Do you think that the Gatwick is the right place for you
considering that your friends have brought you here?
- Yeah. Very family orientated there. Pretty much everyone's pretty much family. - [Reggie] You still seem
just as happy as you were, as you've always been.
- Yeah. I'm always pretty much happy, yeah. - [Reggie] And why is that? - Maybe I love life. (chuckles) - Okay. Well, look after yourself. - All right, nice, Reggie. Take care. See you, buddy. - [Officer] Anything you say or do can be used as evidence in
court, do you understand? (woman mumbles) - How did you meet up with these guys? Well, the power tools indicates here the burglaries are all different makers. - [Reggie] Yeah. And how often are you seeing
this then, isolated crime? - Every time, every time. Drug addicts will steal
to support their habit. - They're all going to jail
now with that car stolen. And it seems like crimes
are being committed because of this drug. Well, it does seem like it's a fact. It's what's happening. It's my last day in Melbourne. So is Brett still in rehab? There seems to be quite a few
empty rooms at the minute. Hello?
- Here's Brett. (knocking on door) - [Reggie] Hello. - Hi. - I actually, being really honest, didn't think I'd find you here today. - Really? - Yeah. - Really? - You seemed pretty much adamant that this wasn't where you needed to be. - [Brett] Yeah. - Has that changed now? - Yeah. A big part of coming in
here, as we spoke about, was finding out what I
was running away from. - [Reggie] Do you feel closer to that now? - 100%, yeah. - Well, what, I'm sorry, I'm interested. What do you think it is
that you've discovered in just the three days? - Everything in life
I'd just been trying to, nothing was enough. It didn't matter what race. It didn't matter what achievement. Nothing was enough. Why is that insecurity
within me to have not, why was it never quite enough? - I mean, it's amazing that you feel as strongly as you do after three days because it is really the
beginning of your journey. - All right, guys. Take care. - [Reggie] And stay till the end. Please. - [Brett] Yeah, I will. - [Sharni] Hello. - Hello. - Hello. - [Reggie] How are you doing? - I'm good. - [Reggie] You look lovely. What are you up to? - I'm doing some coloring in. I'm getting in touch
with my creative side. - [Reggie] Yeah. (Sharni laughs) It looks quite therapeutic though. - [Woman] It is because you're thinking about nothing.
- Quite calming, right? - [Woman] You're thinking about what color you're gonna use next. - My aunt is coming. My Aunt Sheree's coming,
so I'm really excited. - [Reggie] Yeah? - Yeah. - That's good. It's visiting day for Sharni. In nine days, for you
to turn around this much really makes me excited
about what might happen. Come on. - Hello! How are you doing? - [Sharni] I'm doing so well. I'm doing so well. - Look at how happy she is. - I've never ever heard her
say a bad word against-- - I don't think there's
anything bad to say about that woman. - Just that she's the best. I can't wait for you to meet her. Oh, my God. - It's like someone just
had Christmas morning when they saw you. How are you doing? - Good, thanks. - Are you all right?
- Good, yes. - [Sharni] This is my beautiful auntie. - [Sheree] Hello! - Well done. - [Sharni] Thank you
so much for everything. - I'm really proud of you, well done. Come on now, well done. - Thank you. You smell so good. (group laughs) I have a man problem. - [Reggie] It's been
a pleasure, all right? Stay in touch. - [Sheree] Bye. - Bye-bye. I've heard addiction doesn't discriminate, but to actually see people
like Brett, like Sharni, right the way through to
the guys at Gatwick House all suffering from
addiction to the same drug, I don't know, it opens up
the idea that this drug or addiction, full stop,
can land in anybody's lap. (dramatic music)
