Dossier
stimulants
Coverage of stimulants in the Nexus archive.
- Controversial streamer Clavicular explains viral 'looksmaxxing' trend as Gen Z adopts extreme regimen
Controversial streamer Clavicular (Braden Peters) promotes the 'looksmaxxing' trend, which involves extreme practices like stimulant use and bone smashing to enhance appearance. The regimen, popular among Gen Z and Alpha, has drawn criticism from medical experts due to injury risks and sparked debate over Clavicular's influence on young audiences.
- Australia becomes second largest consumer of methamphetamine globally, wastewater monitoring reveals
Australia has become the second-largest consumer of methamphetamine globally, with usage nearly doubling in the past decade. Cocaine use also reached record highs, according to wastewater monitoring data and Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) figures.