Pharmaceutical opioid harm rising in Vic

By Kaitlyn Offer and Christine McGinn
Updated September 19 2019 - 3:03pm, first published 2:58pm
More Victorians are seeking help from emergency departments for opioid-related illness.
More Victorians are seeking help from emergency departments for opioid-related illness.

More women than men visit Victorian hospital emergency departments with illness caused by pharmaceutical opioids, according to a new report which reveals a decade-long surge in opioid cases.

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