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Those countries also don't have a massive drug epidemic/import war from mostly china, and a shit policy on mental health conditions.
by oyashirochama 2y ago
Those countries also don't have a massive drug epidemic/import war from mostly china, and a shit policy on mental health conditions.
- defrost 2y agoThe UK and Australia both get container loads of cocaine, meth and other drugs, and have thriving local drug networks. Damn near half the population of Australia has used illicit drugs at one point or another: According to the 2022–2023 National Drug Strategy Household Survey (NDSHS), an estimated 10.2 million (47%) people aged 14 and over in Australia had illicitly used a drug at some point in their lifetime (including the non-medical use of pharmaceuticals), and an estimated 3.9 million (18%) had used an illicit drug in the previous 12 months. This was similar to proportions in 2019 (43% and 16%, respectively) but has increased since 2007 (38% and 13%, respectively) (Figure 1). ~ https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/illicit-use-of-drugs/illicit-drug-use https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/illicit-use-of-drugs/illicit... What Australia does have is proactive health policies, prison terms with rehab, a decent chance of drug use not marking a person for life, etc.
- olsonjeffery 2y agoDo they have as many excuses as Americans do when it comes to talking about why America has legitimate problems with policing and violence?