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Hand sanitiser removed from sale from some Alice Springs pharmacies over concerns of abuse amid alcohol ban

The increased availability of hand sanitiser since the COVID-19 pandemic has led to concerns a rising number of people are consuming the product for the purposes of intoxication in Central Australia. 

The head of an Alice Springs-based sobering-up shelter said the issue had reached such an extent that there was now a need for legislative reform around access to hand sanitiser.

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