The characteristics of cannabis in Australia
There is little detailed information about the Australian cannabis market, including the chemical characteristics of the locally available cannabis product.
There is little detailed information about the Australian cannabis market, including the chemical characteristics of the locally available cannabis product.
Most individuals with cannabis use disorder do not seek treatment, and this is often due to problems with accessibility and concerns about privacy. Web-based therapy addresses these two major barriers to treatment uptake.
The Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS) is a national illicit drug monitoring system intended to identify emerging trends of local and national concern in illicit drug markets.
The aim of this project is to develop an online tool that enables cannabis users to roll a virtual joint or pack a virtual cone to the specific size and tobacco/cannabis ratio that generally applies to them. Once developed, the program will be validated by examining relationships between quantit
Despite its widespread use, relatively few cannabis users present to treatment, with only 31,980 episodes of care provided for primary cannabis use problems in 2006-07 (AIHW, 2008).
Despite its widespread use, relatively few cannabis users present to treatment, with only 31,980 episodes of care provided for primary cannabis use problems in 2006-07 (AIHW, 2008).
Cannabis use is a significant problem among Australian adolescents. There is evidence suggesting that substance use interventions for adolescents must target immediate affective responses to thoughts of using the substance.
The Cannabis Cohorts Research Consortium (CCRC) is a collaboration which stemmed from the need to better address pressing questions about the relationship between cannabis, other drug use, life-course outcomes and mental health in children and young adults.
Within both the Australian and international literature, the association between substance use and criminal activity is well established. The nature of the relationship, however, is still widely debated with no overall consensus being reached on how crime and substance use influence each other.
In recent years, there has been a focus on developing practice guidelines to facilitate the delivery of evidenced-based interventions.