Victoria had the most significant increase in pharmaceutical-related crimes, with offences involving prescription drugs up by more than 400 per cent in 10 years, from 826 offences in 2010 to 4234 in September 2019.
In NSW, “pharmaceuticals” - which can include drugs obtained through a doctor’s prescription as well as over-the-counter medicine - accounted for 15,818 offences over the same period. The Australian Crime Intelligence Commission has thrown its weight behind calls for the Morrison Government to introduce a national prescription monitoring system, which would track how high-risk “Schedule 8” medicines such as opioids and benzodiazepines are dispensed by GPs and pharmacists.
Lot of migrants are Doctors so people will go and visit back yard doctors for advice and cheaper.