'Disturbing' trends emerge as over half of nation's wastewater studied

That is despite a number of large-scale and high-profile drug busts taking place across the country in the last year.Methamphetamine, cocaine, MDMA, fentanyl and ketamine had increased in both the nation's cities and regional areas.

"A multi-dimensional approach that targets supply, demand and harm reduction is critical to reducing drug use in Australia." Meanwhile, nicotine and alcohol consumption increased throughout Australia's cities, but declined in the regions, while the average consumption of heroin, cannabis and oxycodone decreased in both capital cities and rural areas - the latter to record lows.

The state's regions ranked first nationally in consumption of both cocaine and fentanyl and second in consumption of heroin and MDMA.The Northern Territory ranked first in capital city consumption of alcohol, and second in consumption of nicotine.

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