Key Findings
This is a quick summary of the main discovery for each research paper we have published, organized issue by issue. Each key finding is below the article title, with a link to the abstract.
May 2026
In the US, modes of cannabis use appear to be associated with prevalence and severity of cannabis use disorder; multimodal and inhaled routes are riskiest.
Cannabis legalisation in Thailand was followed by a marked rise in adolescent hospitalisations related to cannabis.
Opioids were involved in over 90% of drug-related fatalities among individuals recently released from prison from 1997 to 2025.
Current epidemiological evidence to inform comparative risk assessments for alcohol is comprehensive but has major limitations.
Modifiable clinical factors appear to have the strongest associations with increased risk of self-harm in people with substance use disorders.
Cannabis use disorder appears to be associated with deficits in several cognitive domains independent of use intensity or severity.
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