Cannabis

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

Reviewed January 2012

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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 2011
Title:   Media release. Cannabis-like drugs to be outlawed
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Eight synthetic cannabis-like substances will be classified as prohibited substances throughout Australia from 8 July, Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing, Catherine King, has announced.
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   Synthetic cannabinoids Factsheet
Publisher:   NSW Department of Health
Description:   Kronic, Northern Lights, Spice, Kaos, Voodo & Mango are brand names for a range of synthetic cannabis products which will be banned in NSW from July 2011.
Date:   Jul 2011
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 2011
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 contains many of the same carcinogens as tobacco smoke, which is a cause of respiratory cancer. Cannabis is a depressant drug and may induce psychosis in some people.
Date:   Mar 2011
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:   Nov 2010
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:   Nov 2010
Title:   Cannabis
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Substance use and misuse among young people is not new, but there has been growing concern about it and this issue is now seen as one of the most important concerns in our society.
Date:   Nov 2010
Title:   Cannabis (Marijuana)
Publisher:   inspire foundation
Description:   This fact sheet contains information about what cannabis is, as well as its short and long term effects.
Date:   Oct 2011
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 2010
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:   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 ...
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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