victoria/cannabis

BACKGROUND Regular adolescent cannabis use predicts a range of later drug use and psychosocial problems. Little is known about whether occasional cannabis use carries similar risks. OBJECTIVE To examine associations between occasional cannabis use during adolescence and psychosocial and drug use

OBJECTIVE We examined the longitudinal effect of schools' drug policies on student marijuana use. METHODS We used data from the International Youth Development Study, which surveyed state-representative samples of students from Victoria, Australia, and Washington State. In wave 1 (2002), students in

Several jurisdictions around the world have introduced policies and laws allowing for the legal use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes. However, there has been little critical discussion of how the object of 'medicinal cannabis' is enacted in policy and practice. Informed by Carol Bacchi's

BACKGROUND Dependence increases the likelihood of adverse consequences of cannabis use, but its aetiology is poorly understood. OBJECTIVE To examine adolescent precursors of young-adult cannabis dependence. METHODS Putative risk factors were measured in a representative sample (n=2032) of secondary

BACKGROUND While controversial, cannabis use is common, and often begins in adolescence. In Australia and the Netherlands, cannabis use is understood and legislated within a harm-minimisation framework. In Australia it is illegal to purchase or consume cannabis. Cannabis use in the Netherlands is

OBJECTIVE To determine whether cannabis use in adolescence predisposes to higher rates of depression and anxiety in young adulthood. METHODS Seven wave cohort study over six years. METHODS 44 schools in the Australian state of Victoria. METHODS A statewide secondary school sample of 1601 students

UNASSIGNED A better understanding of the relations between patterns of marijuana use and driving risks in young adulthood is needed. UNASSIGNED Secondary analyses of self-report data from the Victoria Healthy Youth Survey. Youth (baseline ages 12 to 18; N=662; 52% females) were interviewed

The Standardised Field Sobriety Tests (SFST) were developed to test for alcohol intoxication but are currently being used by the State Police of Victoria (Australia) to test for driving impairment associated with drugs other than alcohol. The aim of the present study was to assess whether the SFSTs

OBJECTIVE To examine the risk posed by cannabis use in young people for tobacco use disorders. Specifically we examined whether cannabis use in non-smokers predicted later initiation of tobacco use and whether cannabis use predicted later nicotine dependence in tobacco users. METHODS A 10-year

Alcohol is known to be associated with injury, but little is known of combined use of alcohol and other drugs on injury; especially important for marijuana, given increasing legalization of use in the U.S. and Canada. Probability samples of patients 18 and older were interviewed in the emergency

The objective of this study was to investigate relationships between adolescent cannabis use and indices of parent - child attachment, family functioning and parent attitudes to drugs and delinquency. A total of 2848 year 9 and 2363 year 11 students participated in the Victorian Adolescent Health

Adolescence and young adulthood is a critical stage when the economic foundations for life-long health are established. To date, there is little consensus as to whether marijuana use is associated with poor educational and occupational success in adulthood. We investigated associations between

OBJECTIVE This study examined associations between longitudinal trajectories of marijuana use from adolescence to young adulthood and postsecondary education (PSE) experiences. Outcomes examined included the type of PSE undertaken, the timing of enrollment, and the likelihood of dropping

OBJECTIVE To examine predictors of cannabis use initiation, continuity and progression to daily use in adolescents. METHODS Population-based cohort study over 3 years with 6 waves of data collection. METHODS 2032 students, initially aged 14-15 years, from 44 secondary schools in the state of