As drug deaths rise in rural Australia, we must do more to prevent overdoses
- Written by Katinka van de Ven, Senior Lecturer, Centre for Rural Criminology, HASSE, University of New England & Visiting Fellow, Drug Policy Modelling Program, SPRC, University of New South Wales, University of New England
Drug-related deaths in rural areas rose by 41% since 2008.Shuang Li/ShutterstockRural Australians are more likely than their city counterparts to drink alcohol at harmful levels. They’re also higher consumers of cannabis, ice and the prescription opioids oxycodone and fentanyl.
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