Clough, Alan R., Cairney, Sheree J., Maruff, Paul, and Parker, Robert M. (2002) Rising cannabis use in Indigenous communities. Medical Journal of Australia, 177 (7). pp. 395-396.

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Abstract

[Extract] To the Editor: We write to alert policy makers and clinicians to the challenge presented by rising cannabis use in north-east Arnhem Land, in the Northern Territory, given that many current cannabis users were previously petrol sniffers. In the past five years, there has been a rise in cannabis use and evidence of expansion of supply links in the Miwatj region. There are concerns that rising cannabis use is associated with social effects: increased family violence, drug–alcohol psychosis, self-harm and suicide, and community disruption. Policy makers seeking to foster initiatives to minimise harmful outcomes must develop general policies that can have local effects in a varied Northern Territory population. NT police have targeted cannabis in remote communities. A Substance Abuse Select Committee and Illicit Drugs Task Force, each with Indigenous representation, will report to the NT government during 2002.

Item ID:	44892
Item Type:	Article (Short Note)
ISSN:	1326-5377
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Funders:	National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), National Illicit Drugs Strategy (NIDS), Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing (CDHA)
Date Deposited:	04 Aug 2016 04:52
FoR Codes:	11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1117 Public Health and Health Services > 111701 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health @ 80% 11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1117 Public Health and Health Services > 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified @ 20%
SEO Codes:	92 HEALTH > 9203 Indigenous Health > 920399 Indigenous Health not elsewhere classified @ 100%
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