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Bulletin 4: Barriers and facilitators to cannabis treatment

Cannabis is the least disapproved of, easiest to obtain and most widely used illicit drug in Australia . However, as demonstrated in recent research,…

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New National Drug Strategy Monograph Series report: 'Cannabis and Mental Health: Put into Context'

The Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing has just released the report Cannabis and Mental Health: Put into Context, as part of its National Drug Strategy Monograph Series. Click…

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Media Watch

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NCPIC conducts regular media monitoring and collects a range of media stories on cannabis-related stories that appear in the press.

Aboriginals need health help: Stanley

7 NOV
2008

Former Australian of the Year Professor Fiona Stanley, is quoted in this article as saying “to bring in alcohol restrictions without rehabilitation, support, trauma counselling, mental health support, suicide prevention, safe houses for the women and support for the families is…

Cannabis use declining

4 NOV
2008

This letter, written by Associate Professor Simon Lenton, of the National Drug Research Institute, refutes the suggestion by police union president Mike Dean that cannabis use is spiralling out of control in WA. The new WA State Government “plans to repeal the Cannabis Infringement Notice…

Not all herbs are harmless

1 NOV
2008

In this article, Prof. Copeland highlights NCPIC’s role in educating the community about issues such as cannabis dependency and withdrawal, and providing “service providers with evidence-based information, resources and training about cannabis-related harms and interventions”. She…

Poster girl for anti-drug brigade

29 OCT
2008

The winner of NCPIC’s 2008 Poster Competition, Amanda Olsson, from Blackburn High School in Victoria was featured in this article. Her poster, titled ‘Marionette’, highlighted the importance of seeking help if cannabis users are experiencing problems and are no longer in control of…

NT in grip of grog, dope

25 OCT
2008

This article discusses results from a study done by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, that “alcohol and cannabis are the top drugs of concern for Territorians seeking treatment.” Of all drug and alcohol treatments in the Northern Territory last year, treatments for cannabis…

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