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Leaked report reveals fears closure of Brisbane doctor's opioid substitution service will lead to crime and deaths

Jane says there are too many roadblocks to treatment for heroin dependence and it will lead to overdoses and deaths. (ABC News: Mark Leonardi)

A leaked Queensland Health report has outlined the devastating potential fallout for patients struggling with opioid addiction, and the wider community, after a stalwart Brisbane GP closed his practice.

Aged in her 50s, Jane* is a survivor of the heroin wave that washed through Queensland in the 1990s.

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