A Newcastle emergency department patient gouged out his eyeballs and ate them. That's the shocking allegation Dobell MP Karen McNamara used to open a Friday summit on the impacts of methamphetamine, also known as ice.

Ms McNamara, who took the central coast seat from Craig Thomson in 2013, shared a news report on her official Facebook page on Friday that quoted her saying the story should be shared with the region's youth.

Eyeballs claim: MP Karen McNamara with Malcolm Turnbull. Credit:Wolter Peeters

"There is nothing at all recreational about this drug," Ms McNamara reportedly said. "Let me tell you a story that demonstrates this . . . about a young boy taken into an emergency department for treatment who gouged out his own eyeballs and ate them."