Title: Cannabis : the public health issues, 1995-1996.
Authors: New Zealand.
Publisher: Public Health Group, Ministry of Health,
Year: 1996
Subjects: Cannabis New Zealand.; Drug abuse New Zealand.
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"