The Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing released a report Cannabis and Mental Health: Put into Context, as part of its National Drug Strategy Monograph Series. Click Download PDF below, to read the report.

New first aid guidelines for problem cannabis use have recently been released to help the community identify and assist users who are developing a problem with their cannabis use or are in a cannabis-related crisis. The guidelines, the first to be produced in the world, have been researched and…

NCPIC is collaborating with the Drug and Alcohol Multicultural Education Centre (DAMEC) on a study investigating the pathways and barriers people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds experience when accessing services for co-existing mental health and cannabis use issues.…

In the current episode of the University of Melbourne's Up Close series, they discuss scientists' current understanding of the short and long term effects of cannabis on brain structure and function, as well as its impact on adolescent development. The podcast also discusses recent work examining…

Guidelines on how to help someone with a drug use problem are being developed at The University of Melbourne. We are looking for participants to complete a series of online questionnaires about topics such as ‘how to talk to someone about their problem drug use’ and ‘how to manage…