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2,200 deaths, 32,000 hospital admissions, 15.7 billion dollars: what opioid misuse costs Australia in a year

2,200 deaths, 32,000 hospital admissions, 15.7 billion dollars: what opioid misuse costs Australia in a year

In a single year, extra-medical opioid use caused more than 2,200 deaths, 32,000 hospital admissions and resulted in the loss of over 70,000 years of life in Australia. (Conversation, Australien, 13.05.2020)

https://theconversation.com/2-200-deaths-32-000-hospital-admissions-15-7-billion-dollars-what-opioid-misuse-costs-australia-in-a-year-137712