Prescription opioids are killing more Australians than heroin: Australian Bureau of Statistics

By Esther Han
Updated July 25 2017 - 4:06pm, first published 4:00pm
Prescription opioids are killing more Australians than heroin: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Prescription opioids are killing more Australians than heroin: Australian Bureau of Statistics

MORE Australians are dying from accidental opioid overdoses each year, with prescription painkillers rather than heroin now accounting for two-thirds of the fatalities, latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows.

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