Drug addiction and mental illness often go hand in hand, creating a dangerous combination that can destroy families from within. Nick Reiner’s descent into addiction began at just 15 years old, leading to 18 trips to rehab over seven years and ultimately ending in the brutal murder of his own parents, Rob and Michele Reiner.

California’s Proposition 47, introduced in 2014, promised a compassionate approach to drug policy through harm reduction programmes and decriminalisation. A decade later, the results paint a devastating picture of good intentions gone catastrophically wrong.

Martin Bryant, who killed 35 people at Port Arthur in 1996, remains one of the deadliest shooters of the 20th century. This 60 Minutes interview explores his mother Carleen’s denial, the survivors’ trauma, and the psychological profile of a man serving 1,035 years without parole.

A 40-year Swedish study and new global research warn that cannabis use may double lung cancer risk and harm the heart and mind. The science is catching up with what many have ignored for too long.

For the first time in years, drug trafficking dominated the UN General Assembly and exposed deep global divisions. Trump’s call for military strikes on drug traffickers met fierce pushback from Colombia’s President Petro, highlighting the stark divide between enforcement-heavy and public health approaches. With 316 million people worldwide using illicit drugs (up 28% in a decade), the debate over how to respond has never been more urgent.