Usage rates ‘substantially higher’ than in capitals, report finds, building on concerns of a looming US-style crisisUse of the potentially addictive painkillers oxycodone and fentanyl is rising in regional Australia, the latest analysis of drugs in wastewater has shown.The analysis of 54 wastewater sites by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission found that while methylamphetamine, commonly known as ice, remained the most commonly used illegal drug, prescription opioid use in regional areas outstripped that in capital cities. Continue reading…
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