Cannabis

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

Reviewed October 2007

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Title:   Cannabis and schizophrenia
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Schizophrenia usually begins in young adulthood and has a lifetime prevalence of about 1% irrespective of culture, social class and race. Schizophrenia is typically a chronic relapsing mental illness, characterized by hallucinations, delusions, disorder...
Date:   Jul 2008
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 2008
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:   Jun 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:   Cannabis quiz
Publisher:   inspire foundation
Description:   How clued up are you on cannabis and its impact on your health? Acknowledgement: This information has been provided by Manly Drug Education & Counselling Centre (MDECC)
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Cannabis (marijuana) - Q & A
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   This fact sheet lists a range of questions and answers on cannabis (marijuana) use. These questions were posted by visitors to the Better Health Channel and answered by a panel of experts, which includes general practitioners, nutritionists, physical activity professionals and other health and medical specialists.
Date:   Jan 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:   Cannabis and psychosis
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   The chemicals in cannabis interfere with normal brain functioning. Cannabis use can cause drug-induced psychosis, trigger the first episode of a psychotic illness, or make a pre-existing psychotic illness worse. People who have, or may be at risk of developing, a psychotic illness should avoid using cannabis.
Date:   Sep 2007
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:   Sep 2007
Title:   Media release. Government's new cannabis committee
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   A new management committee has been created to support the National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre in setting its directions and progress.
Date:   Aug 2007
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:   Aug 2007
Title:   Media release. Pyne welcomes SA move to 'ban the bong'
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Christopher Pyne, the Minister responsible for the Australian Government's illicit drug policy, welcomed reports that the South Australian Government had responded to his call to ban the sale of bongs and other drug implements.
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Media release. Government to examine ban on cannabis equipment
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Commonwealth will canvass a possible ban on the importation and sale of equipment used to smoke cannabis.
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Drugs - some facts
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Australia is a drug-using society. Drugs can be more harmful when the people taking them don't know much about them. Learning about drugs helps keep us safe and healthy. Legal drugs, such as alcohol and tobacco, kill more people than illegal drugs.
Date:   Apr 2007
Title:   Cannabis (marijuana)
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Cannabis, or marijuana, is the most commonly used illegal drug. It comes from the Cannabis sativa plant. It can be smoked or eaten and comes in a variety of forms such as dried plant leaves and flowers, a resinous material called 'hash' or a very strong oil, called 'hash oil'.
Date:   Sep 2006
Title:   Cannabis and driving
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Using cannabis impairs driving skills.
Date:   Sep 2006
Title:   Cannabis: pregnancy and breast feeding
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   The use of cannabis during pregnancy is not recommended.
Date:   Sep 2006
Title:   Cannabis: withdrawal and treatment
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Stopping cannabis use abruptly can produce a mild withdrawal syndrome.
Date:   Sep 2006
Title:   Cannabis: tolerance and dependence
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   People can become mildly tolerant to cannabis.
Date:   Sep 2006
Title:   Cannabis/marijuana: what are the effects?
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   The effect of cannabis on a person depends on many factors including their size, weight and health.
Date:   Sep 2006
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