Newcastle的意外吸毒过量死亡人数在十年中上升了90%;城市位居州第二,全国第四。 90% rise in Newcastle's accidental drug overdose deaths over a decade; city ranks 2nd in state and 4th nationally.
Newcastle的意外吸毒过量死亡率在十年中上升了90%; Newcastle在州名列第二,在无意中过量死亡的国家名列第四,在2018年至2022年期间死亡93人。 90% rise in Newcastle's accidental drug overdose deaths over a decade; Newcastle ranks second in the state and fourth in the country for unintentional overdose deaths, with 93 deaths between 2018 and 2022. 缺乏专家服务、类阿片受限以及获得负担得起的非药物性服务的机会有限,是造成数量众多的原因之一。 A lack of specialist services, opioid restrictions, and limited access to affordable non-pharmacological services contribute to the high numbers. Newcastle记录了2013年至2022年间171起无意的毒品致死事件,在悉尼市后位居第二。 Newcastle recorded 171 unintentional drug-induced deaths between 2013 and 2022, ranking second in the state behind Sydney Inner City. Penington研究所的首席执行官John Ryan呼吁制定一项国家战略,以对抗过量吸毒,并呼吁政治家支持和促进寻求治疗的行为。 Penington Institute's CEO John Ryan calls for a national strategy to counter overdose and for politicians to support and promote treatment-seeking behavior.