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Meth use doubled in the last year (www.rnz.co.nz)
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[–] liv@lemmy.nz 8 points 2 days ago

I love this quote:

It wasn't the case that suddenly people woke up in that last quarter of 2024 and decided, 'Well, we're going to double our meth use'' or 'We're really interested in meth suddenly'."

I don't love the increase in cheaper meth though. Meth was already a disaster.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Or people are flushing more away?

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They are probably testing for the metabolites rather than the drug itself

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago

Alright more meth heads pissing in toilets rather than on the street hahaha