Young people and cannabis in the Western Pacific region Published December 2009 John Howard, Hammad Ali and Lisa Robins NCPIC, NDARC Introduction The UNODC World Drug Report for 20091 estimated that the number of people worldwide who used cannabis in 2007 was between 143 and 190 million persons, with the highest levels of use occurring …
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What influence can parents have on cannabis prevention? Introduction Last updated December 2014 Paul Dillon, NCPIC One of parents greatest fears is that their child will become involved with illicit drugs. Their fear is based on concern that if they do experiment with these substances, a range of negative consequences may result. These may include …
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Very Brief Interventions 20 minutes or less: evidence of the need for a very brief intervention (VBI) for cannabis users Last updated January 2015 Lisa Webb, Matteo Bertoni, Jan Copeland National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre Introduction Prevalence of cannabis use Cannabis is the most widely used illicit drug, with up to 5% of the …
Water pipes, bongs and hookahs : What does the evidence say about harms? Last updated May 2014 Cannabis may be ingested in a number of ways, but the most popular route of administration continues to be via smoking or inhaling the drug. Cannabis products are usually smoked (with or without tobacco) either through a pipe …
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The use of cannabis for medical purposes Published September 2014 Jan Copeland and Nicole Clement It is rare to have heated public debate on the use of a drug as medicine. While the evidence-base on the indications, dosage and length of treatment for medicinal herbal cannabis (rather than synthetic or pharmaceutical preparations) has developed little …
Vaporisers A vaporiser is a device used to produce a vapour from heated cannabis which users then inhale. Unlike a joint or bong, vaporisers heat cannabis below combustion temperature, which means that smoke is not produced. The first vaporiser to be mentioned in the literature was the Tilt, commercially marketed in the United States in …
