Books & Publications
Research-based frameworks for structural reform.
The publications of the Santana Institute for Strategic Insight examine addiction policy reform, fentanyl escalation, recovery communication science, homelessness systems design, veteran reintegration, supervisory leadership, and neuroscience-informed public health.
Each book contributes to a broader structural understanding of how language, neurobiology, policy incentives, and institutional design interact to shape long-term outcomes.
These are not reactive commentaries. They are longitudinal analyses designed to support durable reform.
From Fire to Fentanyl
A Five-Thousand-Year Structural History of Addiction Policy Reform
From Fire to Fentanyl traces the recurring cycle of discovery, expansion, moral panic, punishment, and reform across five millennia of substance history.
By examining historical continuity, the book reframes modern opioid and fentanyl crises as structural patterns rather than isolated failures.
- The addiction policy cycle across centuries
- Fentanyl, synthetic scale, and structural risk
- Language as policy architecture
- Criminalization and unintended consequences
- Evidence-based interruption points
Additional Publications
From Fire to Fentanyl examines five thousand years of addiction history, tracing how societies respond to substance crises through cycles of discovery, expansion, moral panic, punishment, and reform.
International Access
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Intellectual Positioning
These publications operate at the intersection of addiction policy research, neuroscience-informed communication, structural public health design, and institutional reform strategy.
- Behavioral health professionals
- Public health leaders
- Policy analysts
- Homelessness system administrators
- Veteran service organizations
- Academic audiences
- Structural reform advocates