Australia's worst drug hotspots revealed after sewage analysed at 53 wastewater sites

Australia’s toxic love affair with stimulants is in full bloom, driven by a relentless appetite for ice, samples from sewage treatment plants show.

The latest analysis of wastewater from 53 sewage plants across Australia has shed more light on the nation’s illicit drug habits.

And the news isn’t good when it comes to stimulants - most concerning the crystalline form of methylamphetamine, ice, but also record levels of cocaine and MDMA consumption in both city and regional areas.

Read more: https://7news.com.au/news/drugs-and-alcohol/australias-worst-drug-hotspots-revealed-after-sewage-analysed-at-53-wastewater-sites-c-1135621

File image of pills in a shirt pocket; top right, Darwin, bottom right, Melbourne.

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