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The Opioid Crisis

Sarah Best

9th February 2018

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The following article focuses on the opioid crisis in Australia.

Australia is not alone in experiencing a ‘crisis’ with prescriptive medication. The US government has found a significant number of deaths in recent years have been caused by legal drugs.

The articles referred to in this post could be used for the Health topic.

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Sarah Best

Sarah is a passionate full-time Head of Sociology and Psychology and has worked in a variety in schools in the UK, and she is currently working in a British international school. She is keen to develop and boost the profile of both subjects.

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