Deaths from opioids on the rise: report

Pharmaceutical opioids together with benzos are a deadly combo for Aussies, a new report has found, as NSW Labor commits to introducing real-time monitoring Deaths related to opioid use are on the rise among Australians aged 15-64 – with 1,045 of these occurring in 2016 alone (6.6 per 100,000 people). Compared to 3.8 per 100,000