Clinical characteristics of heroin overdose deaths among older adults in Australia, 2000–2025
A new senior demographic of people who use heroin has emerged in Australia and is being reflected in overdose deaths. Systemic disease contributed to a large proportion of deaths between 2000 and 2025, and the toxicology is consistent with shorter survival times compared with younger cases.
Authors
- Johan A Duflou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5863-635X)
- Amy Peacock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5705-2026)
- Shane G Darke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8718-7055)
- Julia Lappin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5946-2144)
- Michael Farrell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7008-8130)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- National Centre for Clinical Research on Emerging Drugs (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Addiction
- Published
- 2025-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/add.70216
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00