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Debunking Hooker et al. (2026)
This manuscript is not a peer-reviewed scientific paper but an advocacy document released by Children’s Health Defense. It relies on invalid epidemiological comparisons, misuses the Bradford Hill criteria, and advances speculative toxicology unsupported by dose-response or human in-vivo evidence. Biological plausibility is repeatedly substituted for proof, while contradictory large-scale cohort data are ignored. The result is rhetoric, not science.

Daniel Patterson (Forensic Toxicologist)
Feb 55 min read


The science behind Roadside Drug Testing (RDT)
Despite the fact drug testing has been a thing in Australia for over 18 years now, there is a lot of misinformation coming from politicians and social media. It is very common to see comments like these: Well, the good news for Peter and people who share his belief is; there is a 'level'. Now before we unpack what the NSW Police level is, we have to first understand what the levels are. Let's focus on THC which is the one that gets the most misinformation on social media. In

Daniel Patterson (Forensic Toxicologist)
Nov 9, 20253 min read
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