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Australien. Five drug-induced deaths per day among Australians in 2020, report finds

Australien. Five drug-induced deaths per day among Australians in 2020, report finds

The latest Drug Trends report from UNSW’s National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre shows more than 1800 drug-induced deaths in Australia in 2020.

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Preliminary estimates indicate there were 1842 drug-induced deaths among Australians in 2020, equivalent to 1.1 percent of all reported deaths in Australia. This equates to 7.2 deaths per 100,000 Australians. (NDARC – University of New South Wales, Australien, 26.05.2022)

https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/general/five-drug-induced-deaths-day-among-australians-2020-report-finds