Research Catalog

Title

Cannabis use and dependence : public health and public policy / Wayne Hall, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula.

Author

Hall, Wayne.

Publication

Cambridge, U.K. ; New York, N.Y. : Cambridge University Press, 2003.

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Details

Additional Authors

Pacula, Rosalie Liccardo, 1968-

Description

xiv, 298 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Summary

"This book explores the relationship between health policy, public health and the law regarding cannabis use. It assesses the impact of illegality in drug use and relates this to contemporary policy analysis in Australia, the UK, the US and other developed societies. It evaluates current debates about 'safe use' and 'harm minimisation' approaches, as well as examining the experiences of different prevention, treatment and education policies. Written by two leading drug advisers Cannabis Use and Dependence makes a valuable addition to this important field of research."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

• Cannabis > Health aspects
• Drug and Narcotic Control
• Drug control > United States
• Marijuana Abuse
• Medical policy > United States
• Public Policy

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 240-288) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Foreword / Peter Reuter -- 1. Introduction -- Sect. 1. Cannabis the drug and how it is used -- 2. Cannabis the drug -- 3. Patterns of use -- Sect. 2. The health effects of cannabis -- 4. The acute effects of cannabis -- 5. The cellular, immunological and reproductive effects of chronic cannabis use -- 6. The cardiovascular, respiratory and gastrointestinal effects of chronic cannabis use -- Sect. 3. The psychological effects of chronic cannabis use -- 7. Cannabis dependence -- 8. The effects of cannabis use on cognitive functioning -- 9. Cannabis use and psychotic disorders -- Sect. 4. Effects on adolescent development -- 10. Is cannabis a gateway drug? -- 11. Adolescent psychosocial outcomes -- Sect. 5. Harms and benefits of cannabis use -- 12. Comparing the health effects of cannabis with alcohol and tobacco -- 13. The benefits of cannabis use -- Sect. 6. The effectiveness and costs of cannabis prohibition -- 14. The impact of prohibition on cannabis use -- 15. The monetary cost of enforcing prohibition -- 16. Other costs of cannabis prohibition -- Sect. 7. Policy alternatives -- 17. Variations on prohibition -- 18. Cannabis as a legal substance -- 19. Summing up.

ISBN

0521800242 (hbk.)

LCCN

^^2003055367

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library