Australian cocaine, methamphetamine consumption hits record high: gov't report

CANBERRA, July 11 (Xinhua) -- Australians' consumption of illicit drugs has increased to a record-high, a report has found.

Government agency the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) on Thursday published the 22nd report from the National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program, which measures consumption of 12 different legal and illicit substances across Australia by analyzing samples of wastewater.