Cannabis and ice in the country, heroin and cocaine in the city: Australia's $9 billion drug habit

Testing waste water samples

Testing waste water samples Source: SBS

People in Australia's regional areas are using cannabis at twice the rate of people in cities and nearly $10 billion is being spent on illicit drugs each year.


The annual study of waste water has revealed the extent -and the changing nature - of the nation's drug use.


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