Introduction Tomorrow is Earth Day 2026, and this year’s theme is “Our Power, Our Planet.” We think that applies directly to tobacco waste, and it is well overdue that more people said so. The Dalgarno Institute works from the position that most harm is preventable. Not reducible. Not manageable. Preventable. That includes what tobacco does...
Every time the country records another drug death, the conversation quickly turns to the same familiar territory. Which substance was involved. Whether naloxone was available. Whether the person had been in treatment. Housing instability and drug harm, however, rarely feature in that conversation, even though the link between the two may be costing lives. A...
The Sweden smoking rate has dropped to just 3.7 per cent, making it the first country in the world to reach official smoke-free status. That figure sits well below the internationally recognised threshold of 5 per cent. No other nation has crossed this line before. The figures come from CAN Rapport 242: Vanor och konsekvenser...
Across North America, people are drinking less alcohol, and the alcohol consumption decline is happening faster than many expected. Public health researchers have watched this shift build over the past two to three years, and the numbers now make it difficult to look away. Whether this marks a genuine turning point or a temporary dip,...
A new prescription opioid safety tool is changing how people manage overdose risk at home. The Opioid Safety Toolkit, an interactive online resource, has shown strong results in a randomised controlled trial published in the journal Addiction. It significantly increased the number of people who requested naloxone, the medication that reverses opioid overdose. What the...
Ethylbromazolam Concerns Grow as Experts Push for Urgent Action A powerful designer benzodiazepine called ethylbromazolam has been quietly circulating in the UK’s recreational drug market. Now it’s under the spotlight. The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) published a formal report on 14 April 2026, urging the government to strengthen legal controls around...
A groundbreaking study published in the May 2026 issue of Anesthesiology has raised serious concerns about naloxone overdose reversal when potent synthetic opioids are involved. Researchers found that one standard dose may not be enough to fully protect a person in crisis. The findings carry urgent implications for anyone on the front lines of the...
Most people would agree with stricter drink-driving laws or better alcohol education in schools. But ask them about raising alcohol prices or limiting where it is sold, and the conversation shifts. These policies are among the most effective tools for reducing alcohol-related harm. Yet they tend to be the least popular with the public. A...
Fatal Drug Overdoses Hit a Historic Low, But Experts Warn the Crisis Is Far From Over For the first time in decades, there is real and measurable hope in the fight against one of America’s most persistent public health crises. Fatal drug overdoses have fallen dramatically. Numbers dropped from a 12-month peak of nearly 113,000...
Edinburgh Plans a Safer Drug Consumption Facility Despite Glasgow’s Troubled Record Edinburgh City Council is pushing ahead with plans for a safer drug consumption facility in the Old Town. The move raises serious questions, as Glasgow’s own facility has failed to cut drug deaths and has brought anti-social behaviour and discarded needles to nearby streets....