ABC News: Drug overdose deaths continue to climb as advocates slam ‘deplorable’ government inaction
In this ABC News story, Penington Institute CEO John Ryan discusses the sobering statistics revealed in Australia’s Annual Overdose Report 2024, while lived experience advocate Jen Furby shares her tragic story of losing her daughter to overdose. This story, Drug overdose deaths continue to climb as advocates slam ‘deplorable’ government inaction, by national health equity reporter […]
The Sydney Morning Herald: ‘Terrifying potency’: The overdose-inducing drug invading suburbia
As we launch Australia’s Annual Overdose Report 2024, Penington Institute CEO John Ryan discusses the increasing threat of nitazenes in Australia with the Sydney Morning Herald. In this article, ‘Terrifying potency’: The overdose-inducing drug invading suburbia, The Sydney Morning Hearld crime and justice reporter Amber Schultz highlights the rising number of opioid overdose deaths in Australia, […]
