Prevention of cannabis-related harms

DrugInfo newsletter, volume 3, issue 4, June 2005

This issue of DrugInfo examines the harms associated with long-term, heavy use of cannabis, and what can be done to prevent them.

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What's the big deal about drugs and driving?
Katherine Papfotiou, Manager/Coordinator, Drugs and Driving Research Unit, Centre for Neuropsychology, Swinburne University of Technology

The link between cannabis use and psychosis: what does recent evidence suggest?
Louisa Degenhardt, Senior Lecturer, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales

Cannabis and mental illness: unravelling the link
Dan Lubman, Senior Lecturer, Substance Use Research and Recovery Focussed (SURRF) Program, ORYGEN Research Centre, The University of Melbourne

The Victorian Dual Diagnosis Initiative
Michael Cole, Manager, Northern Nexus Dual Diagnosis Service

Cautious with Cannabis—a way into treatment
Sally Laurie, Manager of Education and Training, UnitingCare Moreland Hall

Cannabis Cautioning Program
Rebecca May, Drug Diversion Project Officer, Drug and Alcohol Strategy Unit, Victoria Police

Introducing the new DrugInfo Clearinghouse prevention research team
Cameron Duff, Director, Centre for Youth Drug Studies

Prevention research summaries
Bosco Rowland, Research Fellow, Centre for Youth Drug Studies, Australian Drug Foundation

Use of cannabis among secondary students in 2002
Victoria White and Jane Hyman, Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, The Cancer Council Victoria

Dope-EFX u—a message for young people
Geraldine Dean, Communication Project Officer, Youth Solutions