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We might pay more for cocaine in Australia but the social and economic costs of its use reach beyond our shores. Corbis

The true cost of cocaine

By Mike Pottenger, University of Melbourne

According to the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime, Australians are now the world’s eighth highest per capita users of cocaine. Cocaine use within the wealthier echelons of society is so unremarkable…
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El Bronx, Columbia. Where addicts disappear and dealers hustle. Steven Bunce

In Colombia, a fresh take on an enduring drug affliction

By Steven Bunce

Recent findings by the Australian Crime Commission suggest Australians are consuming more cocaine than ever. Far from the buzzing beach-side nightclubs of Sydney, where I grew up, I recently had a chance…

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