ABC: ‘Boeing 737’ full of Aussies dying of drug overdoses every month, researchers say
Penington Institute CEO John Ryan speaks to ABC News about the growing toll of preventable overdose deaths. Read the story in ABC News New figures released by the Penington Institute reveal a sobering statistic: 2,272 Australians died from drug overdoses in 2023, the equivalent of losing a Boeing 737 full of people every month. Despite […]
Overdose killing ‘plane full’ of Australians every month: new figures
View full report Drug overdoses are killing the equivalent of a Boeing 737 full of Australians every month, according to new analysis by drug policy research non-profit Penington Institute. The snapshot report found that 2272 Australians died from an overdose in 2023, the equivalent of 189 people each month. Over three-quarters of the deaths (77.8%) […]
