Episode 26 – Opioids special #3: Tolerance, dependence and overdose

In this special edition of the NPS MedicineWise podcast, NPS MedicineWise medical adviser and GP Dr Jill Thistlethwaite talks with Dr Hester Wilson, a GP and addiction medicine specialist, and Ms Leah Dwyer, a member of Painaustralia’s Consumer Advisory Group, about the risk of tolerance, dependence and overdose with opioids for chronic noncancer pain. This podcast was developed with funding from the Therapeutic Goods Administration, Australian Government Department of Health.