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Methamphetamine Treatment Access: 78% Had Never Sought Care

MHD featured image for methamphetamine treatment access, stigma, and barriers to care in Australia.

A 2026 Australian interview study involving 27 adults with methamphetamine use problems found that 21 participants, or 77.8%, had never previously sought treatment for methamphetamine use. Research Highlights Most had never sought treatment: Peart et al. interviewed 27 adults and found that 77.8% had not previously sought methamphetamine treatment before entering the parent trial.1 3 …

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Leaded Gasoline and ALS: Australia’s MND Surge Tracks Lead

Photoreal illustration linking historical leaded-petrol exposure with motor neurone disease, with imagery of a vintage gas pump and motor neuron motifs.

A 2026 Australian ecological model found that 20-year-lagged cumulative population blood-lead burden was nonlinearly tied to motor neuron disease mortality (lead spline p = 0.00024), while national insecticide use did not independently explain the curve after adjustment (p = 0.39).1 That is a real lead signal, but it is still population-level evidence, not proof that …

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