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RSSBulletin 10: Young people and cannabis in the western pacific region
The UNODC World Drug Report for 2009 estimated that the number of people worldwide who used cannabis in 2007 was between 143 and 190 million persons,…
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Factsheets
Please note: these factsheets are also available in the Workforce section of the site. They are included here for your convenience.
NCPIC has produced a series of factsheets on a variety of cannabis-related issues. These are as follows:
- What is cannabis?
- Cannabis and the law
- Cannabis and mental health
- Cannabis potency
- Cannabis and driving
- Cannabis and dependence
- Cannabis and prescribed medications
- Cannabis and aggression
- Cannabis and motivation
- Cannabis and tobacco use
- Cannabis in the workplace
- Cannabis use and reproduction
- Looking after a friend on cannabis
- Mixing cannabis and alcohol
- People at risk of developing problems with their cannabis use
- Treatment for cannabis use problems
- Cannabis and young people
- Psychological interventions terminology
- Cannabinoids and appetite
- Cannabinoids
- Cannabis contamination
Please click here to access a series of factsheets specifically tailored for GPs.
If you have suggestions for a factsheet topic please contact Paul Dillon.