Saving lives: Australian naloxone access model
New report launched – Saving lives: Australian naloxone access model
The Minister for Health the Hon Greg Hunt MP has officially launched a new Penington Institute report: Saving lives: Australian naloxone […]
Australia’s Annual Overdose Report 2018
Overdose deaths rise again: Penington Institute
Australia’s Annual Overdose Report 2018 reveals that accidental overdose continues to be a significant cause of death in Australia.
The continued growth in overdose deaths is […]
Supervised injecting facility will save lives
Penington Institute welcomes the trial of a supervised injecting facility in North Richmond.
Penington Institute CEO John Ryan said establishing the trial was an important step towards tackling the harmful effects […]
New home and a new life for youth-led sexual health promotion – YEAH
A new and revitalised youth-led holistic sexual health program is in prospect following the transition of YEAH to Penington Institute.
While YEAH is currently focused on youth sexual health the program […]
Penington Institute holds event in Geelong aimed at reducing the Barwon region’s drug overdose rate
The recently released Australian Annual Overdose Report revealed there were 92 deaths from overdose in Geelong between 2011 and 2015, slightly more than 20 per cent above the national average […]
Gladstone drug overdose rates well above average
GLADSTONE drug users are dying of accidental drug overdoses at a 46% higher rate than those in Brisbane.
Statistics compiled by the Penington Institute, a not-for-profit organisation that advocates for a […]
Australian community supports change on drug policy
The National Drug Strategy Household Survey has revealed the Australian community’s support for a new approach to drug use and addiction.
Penington Institute’s acting CEO David Grant says the survey’s findings […]
Overdose tragedy signals a need to change drug policy
Data released today by the ABS has highlighted the terrible extent of Australia’s ongoing overdose crisis.
Penington Institute’s acting CEO David Grant says the increasing number of drug related deaths in […]
Drug induced deaths at highest rate since late 90s
Australia recorded the highest number of drug-induced deaths since the late 1990s, with the death rate steadily increasing over a decade and now at 7.5 deaths per 100,000 Australians – […]
Action time on ice
The latest data, prepared by the ABS for the Penington Institute and revealed earlier this month, shows amphetamines now claim almost as many lives as accidental alcohol overdoses, thanks to […]
Overdose deaths in Bundy a disgrace
BUNDABERG has been identified as one of the worst regions for fatal drug overdoses as the drug scourge continues to destroy families and take hold of the most vulnerable in […]
Accidental drug overdose rife in the Murraylands
Australia’s drug overdose crisis is escalating and regional areas like the Murraylands and Mallee are at the forefront of the epidemic.
Australia’s Annual Overdose Report 2017, produced by the Penington Institute, revealed […]