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WEALTHIEST AUSTRALIANS DRIVE SURGE IN ILLICIT DRUG TAKING

BY NATASSIA CHRYSANTHOS

February 28, 2024 — 9.01pm
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The wealthiest Australians have driven a surge in the country’s illicit drug
consumption over the past three years as the use of cocaine, ketamine and
hallucinogens such as magic mushrooms became more popular.

The latest National Drug Strategy Household Survey from 2022-23 has also
revealed that fewer Australians are smoking tobacco than ever before but vaping
among young people has risen fourfold, as it offers the first national snapshot
of Australians’ drug and alcohol habits since 2019.

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