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Bulletin 6: Cannabis use prevention methods in Australian schools

Schools are often regarded as an ideal setting for communicating health messages to young people. Schools have a broad reach and are considered to be…

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Helping someone with problem cannabis use: Mental Health First Aid Guidelines

New first aid guidelines for problem cannabis use have been released today to help the community identify and assist users who are developing a problem with their cannabis use or are in a…

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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.

NCPIC e-Zine May 2009

12 JUN
2009

NCPIC and the Drug and Alcohol Multicultural Education Centre (DAMEC) are 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. DAMEC is interested in…

NCPIC e-Zine April 2009

27 MAY
2009

NCPIC’s first National Cannabis Conference is now open for registration. The conference features a selection of internationally recognised speakers and presenters who will each give their unique perspective on cannabis-related research and issues throughout the sessions. Go to…

NCPIC e-Zine March 2009

23 APR
2009

NCPIC’s Training Team have recently begun to run a new training session delivered by John Howard, called Young people and cannabis use. This whole-day session aims to provide information and strategies to those who work with young people to enhance their skills to deal with cannabis use and…

NCPIC e-Zine February 2009

19 MAR
2009

The winning entries of the 2008 NCPIC Short Film Competition will be launched on the website in March, in addition to appearing on NCPIC’s very own You Tube channel. The winning entry, It’s Not Funny, impressed the judging panel with its slick editing and succinct message, all achieved…

NCPIC e-Zine January 2009

19 FEB
2009

Our Cannabis and Driving campaign is now underway with the launch of our Avant Card occurring this month. We have also developed a Cannabis and Driving page on our website which currently contains a factsheet, a young person’s story, the campaign’s three key messages and will soon link…

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