00:00That things have changed dramatically.
00:02Back 20 years ago, the drug of choice, heroin at the time,
00:06had a very different effect on the body
00:08than what the types of drugs that we see now,
00:12particularly methamphetamine.
00:13That can have big impacts on the way people present
00:16to our emergency departments.
00:18We're working very closely with police
00:20about the way in which we interact with those patients
00:23when they come in to our hospital settings.
00:26What the Minister said is that hospitals
00:30have all the problems that are out in the community,
00:33but they're in one spot.
00:34So you have, obviously, mental health issues.
00:37You have people that are under influence of drug and alcohol.
00:41There are people that have been injured in violent incidences.
00:47So any of this gang violence you see,
00:49they usually end up in hospital.
00:51Now, police can't always stay in hospital.
00:54I can't, I've got every patient.
00:56So we're there to take up that slack.
