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Australia becomes second largest consumer of methamphetamine globally, wastewater monitoring reveals
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Cocaine use also reaches record highs, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission figures show Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Methamphetamine use in Australia has almost doubled in the past decade and stimulants are being taken at record highs, new wastewater monitoring reveals.On Wednesday evening the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (Acic) released its latest annual report after testing wastewater samples from 64 treatment plants across the country between August 2024 and 2025. Continue reading...
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