Large rise in cocaine-related deaths in Australia over last decade
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Large rise in cocaine-related deaths in Australia over last decade: study
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Products - Data Briefs - Number 474 - July 2023
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Mortality among individuals prescribed opioid-agonist therapy in Scotland, UK, 2011–20: a national retrospective cohort study - The Lancet Public Health
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Drug Overdose Death Rates National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
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Overdose Deaths Reached Record High as the Pandemic Spread - The New York Times
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Illicit drug use - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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List of causes of death by rate - Wikipedia
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American Drug Overdose Death Rates the Highest Among Wealthy Nations – USC Schaeffer
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Drug Overdose Death Rates National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)