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Crystal meth consumption falls as users become addicted to having teeth

5 October 2009 | Joe Stella and Jebediah Cole

Consumption of crystal meth or ‘ice’ is declining in Australia, according to new figures released by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Council.

Read more background from Australian Associated Press.


The dangers of ice first shot to prominence when it sank the Titanic in 1912.

Reacting to the decline of crystal meth use, authorities expressed concern that it could simply be acting as a ‘gateway drug’ for a longer-lasting addiction to having teeth.

Long-term users of crystal meth are generally not considered susceptible to tooth addiction, with many managing to beat the habit of having teeth within a few years.

But crystal meth users played down the new figures by throwing the report on the ground, punching a wall and running out into traffic.

Use of other drugs has held steady, belying claims by marijuana users that plans were in place to build, like, this enormous bong.

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Researchers also warned that news websites have become addicted to stock photography.

Researchers also warned that news websites have become addicted to stock photography.



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