Cannabis is the least disapproved of, easiest to obtain and most widely used illicit drug in Australia . However, as demonstrated in recent research, few people with cannabis dependence enter specialist treatment2,3. Studies exploring the characteristics of individuals seeking and attending…
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RSSBulletin 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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RSSNew 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…
Bulletins
RSSNCPIC produces regular bulletins on a variety of cannabis-related topics, including the latest cannabis research by the Centre and its consortium partners. These are available on this website and are emailed to a subscribers' list when they become available.
Bulletins are written by NCPIC staff, consortium partners, as well as guest researchers from around the country.
Bulletin 3: Population trends in cannabis use and first results of a study on cannabis-related emergency department presentations
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has recently released the first results of the 2007 National Drug Strategy Household Survey (NDSHS). The findings report on patterns of cannabis consumption among Australians in 2007, compared with those at three year intervals between 1995 and 2004…
Bulletin 2: The management of cannabis use in Australian general practice
Cannabis use is infrequently managed by Australian general medical practitioners (GPs). In terms of illicit drug problems, however, it is second only to the management of heroin use, which mostly involves the prescription of opioid maintenance pharmacotherapy. In any given year, the majority of Australians (85%) visit a GP at least once…
Bulletin 1: Clinical profiles of cannabis-dependent adolescents in residential substance use treatment
Cannabis is the most common drug for which young people present to specialist drug and alcohol treatment in Australia. In 2005-06, 50.1% of Australian substance use treatment episodes among young people aged 10 to 19 years involved cannabis as the principal drug of concern, followed by alcohol…