In the saga of San Francisco’s drug crisis, there’s a bitter irony that the city named after Saint Francis – known for his ministry to the poor – has become a cautionary tale of how misguided compassion can enable human suffering on an industrial scale. From the staggering 806 drug deaths in 2023 (a 24%...
The Dalgarno Institute Special Investigation Here’s a sobering thought: While your average recreational substance user is busy defending their “harmless fun,” approximately 8.7 million children in the United States alone are living in households where at least one parent struggles with substance use disorder. That’s right – one in eight children under 17 are watching...
In what might go down as the most expensive experiment in missing the point, Australia’s decades-long dance with harm reduction policies has produced results that would be laughable if they weren’t so tragic. New data reveals a sobering reality: whenever harm reduction takes centre stage, drug-related deaths perform their own tragic encore. Historical Context: Australia’s...
The recent amendment to Victorian driving laws, set to take effect March 1, marks a significant shift in how medicinal cannabis users who test positive for THC while driving will be treated under the law. While proponents celebrate this as a victory for medical cannabis patients, serious concerns about road safety emerge from extensive research...
The cannabis landscape has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past four decades, one that fundamentally changes the nature of the discussion around legalisation and youth access. This isn’t merely about policy changes – it’s about the substance itself. Cannabis potency has increased exponentially, from approximately 1% THC content in the 1980s to modern strains...
The fentanyl crisis has emerged as one of America’s most pressing public health emergencies, with devastating consequences that touch every corner of society. Only ‘layering’ up on the worst opioid addiction disaster (arguably) in US history. In a shocking revelation of the crisis’s scope, fatal drug poisonings reached a record 111,451 in the 12 months...