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Cannabis : the public health issues, 1995-1996.

Title
Cannabis : the public health issues, 1995-1996.
Publication
Wellington, N. Z. : Public Health Group, Ministry of Health, 1996.

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Additional Authors
New Zealand. Ministry of Health. Public Health Group
Description
vi, 65 p. : ill.; 30 cm.
Subject
  • Cannabis > New Zealand
  • Drug abuse > New Zealand
  • Cannabis
  • Public Health > New Zealand
  • Health Policy > New Zealand
  • Marijuana Abuse > epidemiology
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 53-58).
Additional Formats (note)
  • Also available on the Internet.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Setting outcome targets -- Cannabis : an overview -- Health effects -- Prevalence & patterns of use among the population as a whole -- High-risk groups (Youth ; Women of childbearing age ; People with mental illness ; Maori ; Persons with pre-existing diseases) -- The public health importance of cannabis use -- Health public policy issues -- Intersectoral policy to reduce cannabis-related harm -- Public health programme issues -- Effective drug prevention programmes -- School-based drug prevention programmes -- Issues in drug education -- Drug education in New Zealand schools -- Workplace drug testing for cannabis use -- Health education messages -- Programmes for Maori to minimise cannabis-related harm -- Personal health services -- Research and information issues -- Summary of benefits -- Submissions received on the draft of "Cannabis"
ISBN
0478094639
OCLC
  • 45221836
  • SCSB-12480281
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Harvard Library