Overdose deaths prompt renewed call for Mildura drug rehab centre

ALI Cupper has renewed calls for a rehabilitation facility in Mildura in the wake of a report showing drug overdose deaths in Mildura more than doubled last year. The Victorian Overdose Deaths 2011-2020 report, released last week, analysed the 4551 drug overdose deaths in Victoria over the last decade, including a breakdown of deaths by […]

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