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Opioids continue to be the leading cause of overdose deaths in Australia. What else can we do? – Medical Xpress
In 2018, more than 2,000 people died from drug overdoses in Australia—about five each day.
In 2018, more than 2,000 people died from drug overdoses in Australiaabout five each day.
That’s according to the Penington Institute’s annual overdose report, released today.
The largest number of overdose deaths (more than 1,000) involved opioids (for example, heroin, morphine, oxycodone, fentanyl), followed by benzodiazepines (for example, Valium).
Opioid-related deaths in Australia have been on an upward trend in recent years, having doubled since 2006. This means we’re now not far off nu…
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