CANNABIS
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Cannabis is a plant-based drug commonly used for recreational and medicinal purposes worldwide. Natural cannabis contains hundreds of different components. The best understood are THC, which is one of the key drivers of the effects of the substance on the brain and body.
People who use cannabis often report relaxation, spontaneous laughter, and increased appetite, among other things. At larger doses, or for some people, cannabis use can lead to anxiety, paranoia and problems with memory.
Cannabis Use Statistics
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Approximately 12% of the Tasmanian adult population are estimated to have smoked cannabis in the past year
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National data suggests that around 14% of people that smoked cannabis in the last year were also smoking daily. Extrapolating that to Tasmania would suggest that around 1.5% of adults were smoking cannabis daily
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Cannabis use is common among the people we interview in the IDRS and EDRS studies.
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Among the people who inject drugs that take part in the IDRS study, the rates of people that have smoked cannabis at any stage in the past 6 months has stayed stable over the past decade, at around 8 in 10 participants. Daily smoking in these groups had been dropping over most of the last decade but increased in 2018
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In the ecstasy and psychostimulant consumers that take part in the EDRS study, recent use of cannabis seems to be increasing in the past two years. Over the past decade our study has shown an increase in how often people in these groups were smoking, but this trend has started to decline in 2018
Going through a tough time and seeking help?
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Alcohol and Drug Information Service (ADIS) 24 hour free call on 1800 250 015
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Lifeline
24 hour free call on 13 11 14 or
visit www.lifeline.org.au
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