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    The document discusses the problem of opioid use in Australia, noting that over 3 million Australians use prescription opioids yearly, with 1 in 10 dependent users. It states that 15 million prescription opioids were dispensed and misuse is more common than heroin, while opioid poisoning hospitalizations have increased in recent years. The highest rates of opioid harm occur in regional areas, lower socioeconomic groups, and men aged 35-45, especially when combined with other drug use.

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    Opioid harm in Australia

    The problem with opioids in Australia


    • 3.1 million Australian use
    prescription opioids yearly
    • 1 in 10 people who misuse them
    will become dependent
    • The first step to dependency
    begins after just 5 days

    www.tga.gov.au- ORIMA report 2020


    Hospitalisation
    due to opioids

    www.tga.gov.au- ORIMA report 2020


    Opioid harm in Australia
    • 15 million prescription opioids were dispensed
    • Misuse of pharmaceutical opioids is more common than heroin use
    • Opioid poisoning hospitalizations have increased in recent years
    • People in regional areas and lower socioeconomic groups have higher
    use of and harms from pharmaceutical opioids
    • Men aged 35-45 experience the highest rates of opioid harm
    • Concurrent multiple drug use increased the risk of opioid related harm
    with age

    Opioid harm in Australia www.aihw.gov.au


    1,556 unintentional drug-induced deaths in Australia, 2018

    Penington Institute 2020. Australia’s Annual Overdose Report 2020, Melbourne: Penington Institute.

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