AOD Policy

(The Dalgarno Institute has decades long history in not only advocating, but practicing in this space. The school social context is an intense micro-verse that until recent decades, was a place where proactive, resilience and agency building education was standard. However, other agendas have seen that best-practice model not only interrupted, but displaced with not

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 ongoing

A Dalgarno Institute Position on Early Intervention, Diversion, and the Culture We Want to Build Queensland is in the middle of a significant drug policy decision, and the public deserves a serious conversation rather than a partisan one. The state government has proposed winding back its three-strike drug diversion program, the arrangement that gave people

The choices you make in your twenties may feel a world away from who you will be at 65. But a landmark new study from the University of Michigan suggests the brain keeps a much longer record than most of us realise. Researchers found that young adult substance use, including binge drinking, frequent cannabis use,

Violence is one of the most underreported issues facing women who use drugs. A major study published in JAMA Network Open in March 2026 shed new light on how widespread and serious this problem is, and why so many women suffer in silence. The findings are deeply concerning. Yet understanding them is an important step towards building

Research shows that spirituality and drug use prevention are closely linked. Millions of people struggle with alcohol and drug use, yet spiritual engagement remains one of the least discussed protective factors in mainstream health. A landmark meta-analysis in JAMA Psychiatry (February 2026) pooled data from 55 longitudinal studies and over 540,000 participants. The results were clear: spiritual

(This is just another outcome of Harm Reduction Only Ideology – The ever-increasing permission models that enable and EQUIP (like Needle Distribution Programs) ongoing drug use isn’t seeing drug use and its intensity reducing, only increasing. This is not only bad policy practice, it is contrary to all the aims of national and international drug

(The ever-increasing benefits of Abstinence for ALL) Two groundbreaking studies from the Ministry of Justice have revealed that Drug-Free prison wings create significantly safer and more stable environments for both prisoners and staff. The research provides compelling evidence that Incentivised Substance Free Living wings work. Dramatic Reduction in Violence and Self-Harm A randomised controlled trial