Cocaine

This year, 54% of participants, who are regular drug users, reported use of a medical stimulant they weren’t prescribed to.

A crime syndicate is accused of supplying Sydney with $1.8 billion worth of cocaine between February and July this year.

It comes after recent wastewater monitoring showed national cocaine use has reached record high levels.

Protonitazene is a synthetic opioid that’s 100 times stronger than heroin and is causing a number of deaths in Australia due to overdoses.

Police allege he was behind a failed plot to smuggle about 900kg of cocaine into Australia through cargo ships. This had resulted in bricks of cocaine washing up on NSW beaches.

Suspended AFL Melbourne Demons player Joel Smith is being investigated over cocaine trafficking allegations.

The latest sewage drug testing report from the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission shows Australians using more ketamine and less MDMA.

Cocaine use in Australia and New Zealand is higher than in any other part of the world, according to a new UN report. Here are the details