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Prescription overdose deaths reach 'crisis' levels

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The number of accidental deaths from drug overdose in Australia is being described as having reached crisis point. Image: Prescription medication (AAP)


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The number of accidental deaths from drug overdose in Australia is being described as having reached crisis point. Image: Prescription medication (AAP)


It's become more common than car accidents and is on track to overtake the national road toll.

 

And a national report into fatal overdoses shows it's not young people in cities who face the most risk, but men in rural and regional areas.

 


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