OPIOIDS and OVERDOSE DEATHS_ Millions of Australians now taking prescription opioids, with overdose deaths doubling in 10 years

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Millions of Australians now taking prescription opioids, with overdose deaths doubling in 10 years

A prominent doctor has warned that Australia is in the grip of a health crisis, with deaths from a GP-sanctioned issue doubling in a decade.

Shannon Molloy
news.com.au  
October 5, 20191:28am



Australia is in the grips of a prescription opioid crisis, with overdose deaths doubling in the past decade. Picture: AP Source:AP


If you had a serious toothache that was giving you grief, would you dose yourself with potentially deadly levels of heroin for months or even years to cope with the pain?

Even those with a serious fear of dentists would probably opt to go and get the tooth in question dealt with instead.

But for millions of Australians experiencing pain, turning to potent prescription opioids — essentially pharmaceutically produced heroin — is the norm.

Now, overdoses from legally obtained pills like oxycodone, endone and tramadol are killing just as many people each year as road accidents.

Leading surgeon Michael Wong said more people were dying now than during the highly publicised heroin crisis in the 1990s, yet we’re not talking anywhere near as much about it.

“It’s shameful,” Dr Wong said.

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