Australia’s use of methamphetamine has doubled in a decade, wastewater monitoring reveals

<p>Consumption is at a record high along with that of cocaine, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission figures show</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/methamphetamine">Methamphetamine</a> use in Australia has almost doubled in the past decade and stimulants are being taken at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/nov/06/meth-road-conor-woodman-book-feature-australia">record highs</a>, new wastewater monitoring reveals.</p><p>On Wednesday evening the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (Acic) released its latest annual report after testing wastewater samples from 64 treatment plants across the country between August 2024 and 2025.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/29/methamphetamine-crystal-meth-ice-australia-second-largest-consumer">Continue reading...</a>