A pregnant Struggle Street mum smoking a makeshift bong sent shockwaves around the country last night.

Viewers were horrified as heavily pregnant Billie-Jo Wilkie got high in a bathroom while Bob told her she should only 'smoke cones from now on'.

The series final caused a public backlash on Twitter, as users went online to express the disgust.

A bong smoking pregnant woman, I hope child services takes the child away once born for a better chance in life! #StruggleStreet — Sabine Woods (@sabine_woods) May 13, 2015

"There's nothing wrong with us." Really? It is such a worry that people think there's nothing wrong & live like this. #StruggleStreet — Michelle (@mishfit23) May 13, 2015

I'm struggling to find my compassion for a pregnant bong smoker who already has two children in care #StruggleStreet #SBS — matthew fraser (@matthewjfraser) May 13, 2015

The documentary follows the poor and disenfranchised residents of Sydney’s Mt Druitt and has been heavily criticised as being exploitative 'poverty porn' that only shows the negatives of the western suburb.











Struggle Street makers have defended the series and denied exploiting the people featured in the observational documentary, telling News Corp the observational documentary is an “eye-opening glimpse at real life in under-resourced Australian communities”.

Feelings about the show were so strong that even the 30-second promo SBS were using to promote the series led to a petition to have it cancelled.

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