NCPIC produces a monthly e-Zine which examines a range of cannabis-related issues. As well as highlighting relevant research publications that have been recently published, it examines some of the cannabis-related media stories that have attracted attention each month, as well as providing some information on 'hot topics' such as cannabis potency.
Previous issues of the NCPIC e-Zine are available on this website.
A recently published NCPIC Research Brief, ‘Evidence-based interventions for cannabis use disorder’, can be found at the following link: www.ncpic.org.au/ncpic/publications/research-briefs/. This Research Brief focuses on treatment options for cannabis use disorder and the need for…
The NCPIC website has been undergoing quite a renovation of late, as we expand our resources and make it as accessible and up-to-date as possible for the community. Numerous additions have been made, including over 10 new factsheets, covering all sorts of cannabis-related issues such as…
NCPIC welcomes three new staff members to the growing team, John Redmond and Karina Hickey who will be working as part of the Training team, and Clare Chenoweth who has joined the Centre as the Communications Officer. In the coming months we are anticipating even more staff members as a number of…
The Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing has just released the report Cannabis and Mental Health: Put into Context, as part of the National Drug Strategy Monograph Series.
On May 1st and 2nd NCPIC hosted a workshop in Sydney attended by 22 international and national researchers and clinicians to develop clinical guidelines for the management of cannabis use disorder. The guidelines, based on the highest level of evidence, will cover areas such as screening,…