August 2023 The new AIHW report reanalysing a range of drug trend indicator data over the past 10 years was released this month. Since 2001 there has been yearly increases in the use of cocaine. Between 2001 and 2019, cocaine use in Australia more than tripled. In 2019, 4.2% of Australians had used cocaine in

The latest National Drug Strategy Household Survey has found Australians are using cocaine much more than a decade ago. The 2022–23 survey found that the proportion of Australians who have recently used cocaine in the past 12 months is 4.5%. That’s an 80% increase from 2016 when it was just 2.5%, and more than 200% from 2001