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Australia is in an epidemic of crap and false news. How about some unbiased news

We've been in a drug crises since big pharma came on the scene...

I can't get panadiene for my back problems, but I could get fentanyl on the black market easier. Ridiculous.

Hahaha what BS You got this story of America

It’s about time the government and police got really tough on drug smuggling. Then the politicians should all be drug tested before they enter parliament each day, so we can be assured that they are making decisions that are not clouded by drugs.

Drug crisis of medicating themselves jesus christ I hate well-off old whites

Yeah. And Greens want to legalise hard drugs to boot 👇

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