NDRI WEBINAR: Opioid overdose: Evidence, experience and emerging threats

WED AUGUST 20^TH – 11-11:45am AWST / 1-1:45 AEST

Presenters:

Professor Simon Lenton (National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University)

Ele Morrison (AIVL)

Dr Amanda Roxburgh (Burnet Institute)

­­Facilitated by Dr Michael Curtis (National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University)

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.

Please register to join us virtually for the webinar.  

Click here for further information about the NDRI webinar series and to join the mailing list for future events, email ndri@curtin.edu.au