Examination of the trajectories and health consequences of pharmaceutical opioid use in Australia

澳大利亚非法使用阿片类药物的情况在过去十年中发生了变化，新的海洛因使用者减少了，非医疗药物类阿片类药物的使用大幅增加。该奖学金利用纵向和健康监测数据来检查不断增长和隐藏的人群中阿片类药物的使用和健康后果。它将为如何最好地改进药用阿片类药物的处方和应对非法阿片类药物的使用提供重要的新证据。

The profile of illicit opioid use in Australia has shifted over the past decade, with fewer new heroin users and substantial increases in extra-medical pharmaceutical opioid use. This Fellowship utilises longitudinal and health surveillance data to examine pharmaceutical opioid use and health consequences among growing and hidden populations. It will provide important new evidence for how best to improve the prescribing of pharmaceutical opioids and respond to illicit opioid use.