Drug and alcohol review
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Drug and alcohol review · Nov 2009
Comparative StudyFive-year longitudinal study of cannabis users in three remote Aboriginal communities in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia.
To examine predictors of cannabis use at 5 year follow up in an Australian Aboriginal cohort. ⋯ Ongoing heavy cannabis use is commonplace in this Aboriginal cohort and raises concerns for the physical, social and psychiatric burden on these already vulnerable communities. Prevention, treatment and intervention programs developed with communities are badly needed.