Skip to content
  • About Us
    • Our Role
    • The People
    • Our History
    • Annual Reviews
    • Contact
  • What We Do
    • Cannabis
    • Overdose
    • Reports & Submissions
  • For Frontline
    • COPE Training
    • Resources
    • Workforce Development
  • News & Events
  • About Us
    • Our Role
    • The People
    • Our History
    • Annual Reviews
    • Contact
  • What We Do
    • Cannabis
    • Overdose
    • Reports & Submissions
  • For Frontline
    • COPE Training
    • Resources
    • Workforce Development
  • News & Events
Donate

Day: 31 August 2025

More middle-age and older Australians dying from drug overdoses, new figures from the Penington Institute reveal

Navy blue background with light blue text that reads: Australia's Annual Overdose Report 2025.

Australia’s overdose crisis continues to claim lives at an alarming rate, with 2,272 people dying from overdoses in the latest year of comprehensive national data.  Download report That’s the equivalent of more than six deaths every single day.   The latest figures mark the tenth consecutive year that overdose deaths have exceeded 2,000, and the 16th […]

Stay informed!

Penington Institute offers several regular e-newsletters, publications
and online forums to help keep you up to date.

Stay informed!

Penington Institute offers several regular
e-newsletters, publications and online forums
to help keep you up to date.

Subscribe

Your donation can make a difference!

Every dollar you donate supports our work to improve community
health and safety in relation to drugs.

Every dollar you donate supports our work to improve community health and safety related to alcohol and other drugs.

Learn More
About Us
  • Our Role
  • The People
  • History
  • Annual Reviews
  • Contact
Follow
Linkedin Facebook X-twitter Youtube Instagram Tiktok
What we do
  • Cannabis
  • Overdose
  • Reports & Submissions
  • News & Events
Our Impact
  • Case Studies
For Frontline
  • COPE Training
  • Workforce Development
  • Resources
Contact

Penington Institute
PO Box 722
Carlton South VIC 3053
Australia

  • P (03) 9650 0699
  • F (03) 9650 1600
  • E info@penington.org.au

Penington Institute 2025. All rights reserved.

Privacy Policy | Sitemap
  • About Us
    • Our Role
    • The People
    • Our History
    • Annual Reviews
    • Contact
  • What We Do
    • Cannabis
    • Overdose
    • Reports & Submissions
  • For Frontline
    • COPE Training
    • Resources
    • Workforce Development
  • News & Events
Linkedin Twitter Youtube