No snow but our nearest city could be the 'ice' capital of the world
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326128)
Rockingham, Australia
March 28, 2017 5:38am CST
A worrying news report a few days ago states that Western Australia (WA) is the methamphetamine capital of Australia, and almost the world, while Bunbury, our own nearest city, is the 'ice' capital of WA.
This has followed secret testing of the nation's raw sewerage from 51 sewage plants across Australia, four of them in WA. The unprecedented analysis is equal to an anonymous drug test of 14 million residents. The opiod fentanyl, which is 50 to 100 times stronger than morphine, was the second-highest drug consumed in WA.
In eighteen countries with comparable sewage testing, Australia ranks second behind Slovakia as the biggest user of meth. However, the use by West Australians of MDMA (ecstasy), cocaine and alcohol was below the national average while tobacco use was higher. Cocaine use in Sydney was 30 hits a day compared to two or less a day in WA.
I find it quite amazing that all this has been ascertained from testing sewage.
The photo is of a drug-free scene in Central Australia.
WA is the methamphetamine capital of Australia and nearly the world, shocking and secret testing of the nation’s raw sewage has revealed.
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14 responses
@allknowing (130092)
• India
28 Mar 17
Is this a routine testing that is done in your country?
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@cacay1 (83220)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
29 Mar 17
@allknowing, That might be under surveillance.
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
28 Mar 17
that's a sad post tagged with a lovely photo, on a side note, I had no idea that kind of info could be obtained from sewage!
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
29 Mar 17
@JudyEv I guess it makes sense, albeit grossly so
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@snowy22315 (170440)
• United States
29 Mar 17
Find that report surprising actually. I didn;t think you had as many social problems as we do here.
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@JudyEv (326128)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Apr 17
I was quite surprised too. I thought we were a sleepy little state but obviously not.
@silvermist (19702)
• India
30 Mar 17
@JudyEv It is a wonder what all things we could find out just by such a test.By the way,that photo is beautiful.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
1 Apr 17
That truly is amazing that they can do that kind of test ..
Love that photo.. so clean water and surrounding..
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@hostessman (11871)
• Tucson, Arizona
29 Mar 17
very beautiful picture,,, and no snow
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@Freelanzer (10744)
• Canada
28 Mar 17
It worries me that this ends up in the sewer which could end up in our drinking water.
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@thislittlepennyearns (58220)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
28 Mar 17
Fentanyl is what they cut heroin with here in the states and it has killed many many people. The stuff is scary.
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