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Sydney still the cocaine capital, from this story it sounds as though there are plenty using it.
[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/sydney-and-cocaine-an-illicit-love-affair-for-the-ages-20210225-p575uz.html?js-chunk-not-found-refresh=true[/URL]
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Recently released survey data from the National National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre shows the number of NSW residents reporting cocaine use increased from about one in 30 to one in 20 between 2016 and 2019, with men and women in their 20s most likely to have used the drug.

Even as consumption surges in other parts of Australia, it’s Sydney that remains the nation’s cocaine capital. As of October last year, according to the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission’s wastewater analysis, Sydney was consuming 15 doses of cocaine per 1000 people on an average day. This compared to Melbourne’s six doses per 1000 people, Brisbane’s five and Canberra’s 10. Of the 5.7 tonnes of cocaine the ACIC estimates the country consumed in 2019-20, 3 tonnes were consumed in NSW.

Australians pay a premium price for cocaine, forking out a minimum of $300 for a gram – enough for up to 10 lines or doses. This makes the country among the most expensive markets for the drug. The average global price is $127, according to the Global Drug Survey. Americans pay $88, Colombians just less than $10.

At The Banyans “luxury rehabilitation clinic” in south-east Queensland, about two in five people seeking treatment for cocaine addiction come from Sydney.

“The average patient looks like someone that you work with in the office day to day and you may have no idea they have developed a dependency,” says chief executive Ruth Limkin.

The clinic, which has six registered doctors on staff and only takes eight patients at a time, is receiving “more and more inquiries” about cocaine addiction, Limkin says. People usually seek help after a crisis – such as a medical episode, relationship breakdown or run-in with the law – or an intervention from a loved one or workplace.
“We really treat it as a health issue, not that someone’s done something bad,” she says. The program involves a mix of medical and psychological support as well as wellness strategies and activities.

Fees range from $49,000 to $90,000 for a four-week stay followed three to 12 months of ongoing support through telehealth. It is expensive, but those who sign on have generally been spending $10,000 to $20,000 a week on cocaine. The clinic says people who take part in their program show improvement in an average of 74 per cent of their dependency measures

<blockquote data-quote="sptrawler" data-source="post: 1124991" data-attributes="member: 28038">Sydney still the cocaine capital, from this story it sounds as though there are plenty using it.[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/sydney-and-cocaine-an-illicit-love-affair-for-the-ages-20210225-p575uz.html?js-chunk-not-found-refresh=true[/URL]From the article:Recently released survey data from the National National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre shows the number of NSW residents reporting cocaine use increased from about one in 30 to one in 20 between 2016 and 2019, with men and women in their 20s most likely to have used the drug.Even as consumption surges in other parts of Australia, it’s Sydney that remains the nation’s cocaine capital. As of October last year, according to the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission’s wastewater analysis, Sydney was consuming 15 doses of cocaine per 1000 people on an average day. This compared to Melbourne’s six doses per 1000 people, Brisbane’s five and Canberra’s 10. Of the 5.7 tonnes of cocaine the ACIC estimates the country consumed in 2019-20, 3 tonnes were consumed in NSW.Australians pay a premium price for cocaine, forking out a minimum of $300 for a gram – enough for up to 10 lines or doses. This makes the country among the most expensive markets for the drug. The average global price is $127, according to the Global Drug Survey. Americans pay $88, Colombians just less than $10.At The Banyans “luxury rehabilitation clinic” in south-east Queensland, about two in five people seeking treatment for cocaine addiction come from Sydney.“The average patient looks like someone that you work with in the office day to day and you may have no idea they have developed a dependency,” says chief executive Ruth Limkin.The clinic, which has six registered doctors on staff and only takes eight patients at a time, is receiving “more and more inquiries” about cocaine addiction, Limkin says. People usually seek help after a crisis – such as a medical episode, relationship breakdown or run-in with the law – or an intervention from a loved one or workplace.“We really treat it as a health issue, not that someone’s done something bad,” she says. The program involves a mix of medical and psychological support as well as wellness strategies and activities.Fees range from $49,000 to $90,000 for a four-week stay followed three to 12 months of ongoing support through telehealth. It is expensive, but those who sign on have generally been spending $10,000 to $20,000 a week on cocaine. The clinic says people who take part in their program show improvement in an average of 74 per cent of their dependency measures</blockquote>

[QUOTE="sptrawler, post: 1124991, member: 28038"] Sydney still the cocaine capital, from this story it sounds as though there are plenty using it. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/sydney-and-cocaine-an-illicit-love-affair-for-the-ages-20210225-p575uz.html?js-chunk-not-found-refresh=true[/URL] From the article: Recently released survey data from the National National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre shows the number of NSW residents reporting cocaine use increased from about one in 30 to one in 20 between 2016 and 2019, with men and women in their 20s most likely to have used the drug. Even as consumption surges in other parts of Australia, it’s Sydney that remains the nation’s cocaine capital. As of October last year, according to the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission’s wastewater analysis, Sydney was consuming 15 doses of cocaine per 1000 people on an average day. This compared to Melbourne’s six doses per 1000 people, Brisbane’s five and Canberra’s 10. Of the 5.7 tonnes of cocaine the ACIC estimates the country consumed in 2019-20, 3 tonnes were consumed in NSW. Australians pay a premium price for cocaine, forking out a minimum of $300 for a gram – enough for up to 10 lines or doses. This makes the country among the most expensive markets for the drug. The average global price is $127, according to the Global Drug Survey. Americans pay $88, Colombians just less than $10. At The Banyans “luxury rehabilitation clinic” in south-east Queensland, about two in five people seeking treatment for cocaine addiction come from Sydney. “The average patient looks like someone that you work with in the office day to day and you may have no idea they have developed a dependency,” says chief executive Ruth Limkin. The clinic, which has six registered doctors on staff and only takes eight patients at a time, is receiving “more and more inquiries” about cocaine addiction, Limkin says. People usually seek help after a crisis – such as a medical episode, relationship breakdown or run-in with the law – or an intervention from a loved one or workplace. “We really treat it as a health issue, not that someone’s done something bad,” she says. The program involves a mix of medical and psychological support as well as wellness strategies and activities. Fees range from $49,000 to $90,000 for a four-week stay followed three to 12 months of ongoing support through telehealth. It is expensive, but those who sign on have generally been spending $10,000 to $20,000 a week on cocaine. The clinic says people who take part in their program show improvement in an average of 74 per cent of their dependency measures [/QUOTE]

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