Deaths of despair have surged in parts of the world as people use drugs or alcohol. But a new study shows Australia has not followed that trend.
The number of unintentional opioid overdose deaths in Australia has continued to grow,the latest data shows.
Dopesick,now streaming for free on SBS On Demand,is sad but essential viewing.
How much of a fresh start does the Sackler family deserve – without having to declare bankruptcy themselves?
Patients aren’t being properly told about the long-term risk of everyday medications,with Australians developing dependencies on the drugs.
With a growing proportion of opioid overdoses caused by prescription painkillers,experts are calling for an expansion of the Take Home Naloxone program.
Xanax,Valium and other benzodiazepines are contributing to more than a third of all accidental overdose deaths,making them the second most deadly drug after opioids.
Our communities are vulnerable and our streets are unsafe because the war on drugs policy empowers drug gangs rather than stopping them.
Doctors and pharmacists warn historic reforms,which will make it cheaper for Australians to buy life-saving medicines for opioid addiction,are being threatened by a rushed and “disastrous” roll-out.
Slow-release opioids are no more effective at treating acute back and neck pain than a placebo,a new study has found.
Bad press around opioids has resulted in a reluctance to prescribe the drugs,even for terminally ill patients in chronic pain,like me.