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Opioid dependence treatment saves lives. So why don't more people use it?

  • Written by Suzanne Nielsen, Associate Professor and Deputy Director, Monash Addiction Research Centre, Monash University
Opioid dependence treatment saves lives. So why don't more people use it?To reduce opioid-related harms, we must ensure treatments for opioid dependence are accessible to those who need them. From shutterstock.com

In Australia last year, 1,123 people died from opioids – illicit drugs such as heroin, and pain relievers such as codeine, oxycodone and morphine. If used regularly, physical and psychological dependence...

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