Cannabis

Follow the links below to find information on cannabis or marijuana, including the health effects of using cannabis.

Reviewed January 2009

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Title:   Cannabis and psychosis
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Cannabis use can cause drug-induced psychosis, trigger the first episode of a psychotic illness, or make a pre-existing psychotic illness worse. Cannabis comes in three forms - as either marijuana, hashish or hash oil. People who have, or may be at risk of developing, a psychotic illness should avoid using cannabis.
Date:   Oct 2009
Title:   Cannabis - giving it up
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Giving up cannabis can be difficult. You or a friend may be using cannabis and finding that cannabis is starting to cause a lot of problems.
Date:   Jul 2009
Title:   Cannabis
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Cannabis (also known as dope, marijuana or pot) is the most widely used illegal drug in Australia. Many people view it as a 'soft' drug but there are health, emotional and social risks.
Date:   Jul 2009
Title:   Cannabis
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   What is marijuana or cannabis? How does it affect people? What are the health risks? What does the law say about cannabis in South Australia?
Date:   Jul 2009
Title:   Cannabis
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Cannabis is the most commonly used illegal drug in Australia. By the age of 20 years, 60% of Australians have used cannabis and about 7% are daily users.
Date:   May 2009
Title:   Cannabis and psychotic illness
Publisher:   SANE Australia
Description:   Use of Cannabis can cause a condition called drug-induced psychosis. This usually passes after a few days. However, if someone has a predisposition to a psychotic illness such as schizophrenia, these drugs may precipitate the first episode in what may be an ongoing condition.
Date:   Jan 2009
Title:   Cannabinoids for the treatment of dementia
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Cannabinoids are compounds derived from the cannabis plant (Cannabis sativa). Laboratory studies have indicated that cannabinoids may regulate some of the processes that lead to neurodegeneration. This suggests that cannabinoids could be useful in the t...
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   Cannabis (marijuana)
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Cannabis, or marijuana, is an illegal drug. It comes in different forms including hash or hash oil. Cannabis smoke is carcinogenic. Cannabis is a depressant drug and may induce psychosis in some people.
Date:   Sep 2008
Title:   Drugs - some facts
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Facts about drugs can protect against drug abuse. Legal drugs, such as alcohol and tobacco, kill more people than illegal drugs. Tobacco (smoking cigarettes) kills more people than any other drug. Illegal drugs including heroin, cannabis, ecstasy and amphetamines can have unknown or dangerous ingredients. Mixing drugs, especially with alcohol, can be fatal.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Cannabis (Marijuana)
Publisher:   inspire foundation
Description:   This fact sheet contains information about what cannabis is, its effects, and its long term consequences.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Substance abuse: Student factsheet
Publisher:   Women's Health Queensland Wide Inc
Description:   Drugs are a part of our social life and culture, especially for younger people, and are potentially harmful to physical and mental health. Women are more likely than men to use medications, but are less likely than men to use illegal drugs.
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Cannabinoids for Tourette's Syndrome
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Cannabinoid medication might be useful in the treatment of the symptoms in patients with Tourette's syndrome. At the present time only two relevant studies have been conducted. Both studies used tetrahydrocannabinol (9THC). In both studies 9THC was as...
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   Cannabis and schizophrenia
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Schizophrenia is a mental illness characterised mainly by hallucinations and delusions (psychosis) which for the majority of people has an onset in late adolescence or early adulthood. Many people across many cultures, especially the young, use cannabis...
Date:   Aug 2007
Title:   Cannabis: pregnancy and breast feeding - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   The use of cannabis during pregnancy is not recommended.
Date:   Sep 2006
Title:   Cannabis and driving - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Using cannabis impairs driving skills. Find out the dangers of driving after using cannabis and why cannabis and safe driving don't go together.
Date:   Sep 2006
Title:   Cannabis: withdrawal and treatment - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Stopping cannabis use abruptly can produce a mild withdrawal syndrome.
Date:   Sep 2006
Title:   Cannabis: tolerance and dependence - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   People can become mildly tolerant to cannabis. This means they need to take more cannabis to get the same effect.
Date:   Sep 2006
Title:   Cannabis/marijuana: what are the effects? - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   The effect of cannabis on a person depends on many factors including their size, weight and health.
Date:   Sep 2006
Title:   Cannabis: what is it? - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Cannabis is a drug derived from the cannabis sativa plant.
Date:   Sep 2006
Title:   Cannabis use - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Find out about the effects that cannabis can have on your physical and mental health.
Date:   May 2006
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