By Dr. Paul Calladine (Chiro)
The statistics are alarming: Australia is in the midst of an opioid epidemic and the majority of these drugs are legal. Over the last few months there has been a steadily increasing call to raise awareness of this issue.
Medical authorities have labelled it an 'epidemic' and the statistics are startling. Earlier this year, the Penington Institute released Australia’s Annual Overdose Report – 2016 (Based on data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics). You can read a summary of this report and further research on the subject in the infographic below.
If you find this issue alarming, please help to raise awareness by sharing this page or the infographic.
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If you want to learn more about spinal health or to book a chiropractic check up, please contact Lyons Road Family Chiro today on (02) 9819 6182.
About Dr Paul Calladine B.Sc.(Biol.), B.Sc.(Anat.), M.Chiro. (Gonstead Diplomate) and Lyons Road Family Chiropractic.
Lyons Road Family Chiro and Dr Paul (Chiro) have been serving the health care needs of Sydney's Inner West and Drummoyne communities for over 26 years. Paul is originally from Canada and has obtained high levels of tertiary qualifications from both Canada and Australia. Paul is a wealth of information on all things natural, on fitness, long term health, nutrition and of course, chiropractic.
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- http://www.penington.org.au/overdoseday/ Penington Institute Australia’s Annual Overdose Report – 2016. Based on data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
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- UK BEAM Trial Team. United Kingdom back pain exercise and manipulation (UK BEAM) randomised trial: effectiveness of physical treatments for back pain in primary care. BMJ. 2004 Dec 11;329(7479):1377. Epub 2004 Nov 19.
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