In 2024, 584 Victorians died from overdose. The five top contributing drugs to Victorian overdose deaths were heroin (248 deaths), diazepam (219 deaths), methamphetamine (215 deaths), alcohol (141 deaths) and pregabalin (92 deaths). Almost 75% of these were accidental or unintentional. Click here to read the Media Release from the Coroners Court of Victoria.
These are comparable figures to the Australian numbers for the previous year. See below and click here for the Annual Overdose Report from the Penington Institute
