Opioid overdose: Evidence, experience and emerging threats

WEDNESDAY 20 August: 1pm AEST, 11am AWST
Online

Facilitator

  • Dr Michael Curtis – Research Fellow, National Drug Research Institute

Presenters:

  • Professor Simon Lenton – Professor, National Drug Research Institute
  • Ele Morrison – Deputy Chief Executive Officer, AIVL
  • Dr Amanda Roxburgh - Senior Research Fellow, Burnet Institute

Every opioid overdose is preventable, yet more than 12,000 Australians have died from a drug overdose which included opioids in the past decade.

In NDRI’s August webinar, Dr Michael Curtis will briefly describe current trends in opioid overdose in Australia. Professor Simon Lenton will then present evidence from recent developments in Australian harm reduction initiatives. Ele Morrison will discuss peer perspectives and priorities for reducing opioid overdoses in Australia. Finally, Dr Amanda Roxburgh will present on the emergence of novel synthetic opioids in Australia and implications for harm reduction initiatives.

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Posted on: 2 Jul 2025

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