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A spike in drug overdose deaths sparks calls for more action

SBS World News Radio by SBS Audio

Jun 21, 202600:05:26News & Politics

Australia is losing one person to a drug overdose every three and a half hours. New figures from the Penington Institute show more than 2,500 Australians died from drug-induced causes in a single year, the deadliest year...

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A spike in drug overdose deaths sparks calls for more action is an episode from SBS World News Radio by SBS Audio. Australia is losing one person to a drug overdose every three and a half hours. New figures from the Penington Institute show...

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Published Jun 21, 2026, 00:05:26 long, audio available.

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