Overdose deaths shift older as stimulant toll hits record high

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Australians in their 50s have become the largest cohort for unintentional drug-induced deaths for the first time, as stimulant and heroin deaths hit record levels. WA has the nation’s highest overdose rate.


Australians in their 50s have become the largest cohort for unintentional drug-induced deaths for the first time, as stimulant and heroin deaths hit record levels. WA has the nation’s highest overdose rate.

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