Illicit drug consumption has dropped in Australia but cost of living pressures have had no impact on demand, with the country's most popular drug also the most expensive.
More than 14 tonnes of methylamphetamine, cocaine, heroin and MDMA were detected in wastewater systems between August 2021 and 2022, according to the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission's latest wastewater snapshot.
That's a reduction of about 10 per cent compared to last year but the commission attributes the fall to drug busts rather than financial pressures.
