July 12, 2023

What's your pleasure, young fella?

Sydneysiders consume the most cocaine, Melburnians the most heroin, Darwin ranks highest for alcohol while cannabis is most popular in Hobart, wastewater analysis reveals.

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The commission ranked findings by capital city and found that – on a per capita, per dose basis – Sydneysiders consumed the most cocaine, MDMA and nicotine while Melburnians had the most heroin, fentanyl and ketamine.

Methylamphetamine was most popular in Adelaide, the highest amount of alcohol was detected in Darwin while the largest amounts of cannabis and oxycodone were found in Hobart.
This tracks so completely with regional stereotypes it feels like the movie version of He Died with a Falafel in his Hand.

(Tangential Little Murders reference in post title in honour of Mr Arkin.)