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Anthropological and sociological inquiry into religion has long asked whether faith functions as a mechanism of social control capable of shaping deviant behaviour, including substance use and crime. Contemporary public health and criminological evidence, synthesised...
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Executive SummaryÄ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the principal psychoactive constituent of cannabis, induces persistent epigenetic modifications — DNA methylation changes, histone post-translational modifications, and altered non-coding RNA expression — that disrupt mesolimbic reward circuitry, impair neuroplasticity, and elevate...
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AbstractMoral injury is typically defined as the psychological, social, and spiritual harm that follows perceived violations of deeply held moral beliefs or obligations. In the arena of substance use, the concept has begun to appear...
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A Dalgarno Research Report (DRR): An investigative analysis of political lobbying, anecdotal evidence, compromised research, and the lessons Australia failed to learn — and is now teaching the world The Pattern Nobody Wants to Name...
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Excerpt: Marijuana’s primary psychoactive compound, Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), drives persistent epigenetic changes that undermine neuroplasticity and reward system integrity, with cannabidiol (CBD) offering limited mitigation upon repeated exposure. These modifications, observed across preclinical and human studies,...
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Abstinence From Psychoactive Substance Use as Foundational Best Practice for Neurodevelopment and Brain Health From the Abstract: This paper argues that abstinence from nonmedical psychoactive substance use should be conceptualized not merely as harm avoidance...
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“Drug use, be it licit or illicit, and the developing brain is always a complex issue, with absolutely no doubt that any amount of drug use detrimentally impacts the developing brain, even if ever so...
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“With several global jurisdictions legalizing cannabis for either ‘medicinal’ or recreational use, the issue of its influence on public safety, particularly in motor vehicle crashes and the subsequent injuries and deaths, a more robust understand...
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“Alcohol marketing is a global phenomenon in which companies spend considerable sums to establish and embed their brands in the lives and lifestyles of populations. Global spending on alcohol advertising of six of the largest...
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“‘Stigma’ is the well- worn phrase appealed to when faced with data that doesn’t fit the harm reduction narrative. The alternative simply does not find any platform in the debate.”… Read more in the full...
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ABSTRACT “The war on drugs and attempts at prohibition have failed.” This statement frames virtually every public drug debate and is the core defence for pushing everything from the legalisation of recreational marijuana to every...
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“What is addiction; a disease, or dis-ease, or disorder, or dysfunctional behaviour?”…
Greater Risk Website - The younger they start the greater the risk...
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There isn’t merely data sharing - it isn't about promoting a 'one dimensional' legislative solution to a complex problem
Don’t Legalize Drugs exists to counter the growing push to normalize and legalize harmful drug use. Despite claims that “the war on drugs has failed,” legal access doesn’t make drugs safer or less damaging. It simply makes them more available—especially to young people.
