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Opioid-related drug use kills three Australians each day: report

A used needle at a safe injecting room
A used needle at a safe injecting room Source: SBS

The AIHW report also finds more than one in 10 people have used illegal opioids or misused prescription drugs, with the number of deaths doubling over the past decade.


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By Jessica Rowe

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The AIHW report also finds more than one in 10 people have used illegal opioids or misused prescription drugs, with the number of deaths doubling over the past decade.



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