Title Marijuana in Australia : patterns and attitudes / Toni Makkai, Ian McAllister

Published Canberra : Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services, 1997

Copies

Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
W'PONDS	362.290994 Nat	97/31	AVAILABLE
MELB	362.290994 Nat	97/31	AVAILABLE

Description xi, 108 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm Series Monograph Series / National Drug Strategy ; no. 31 Monograph series (National Drug Strategy (Australia) ; no. 31 Summary The analyses presented suggest that during the past decade attempts at prohibition and cessation of marijuana use have failed. Not only is marijuana widely available but it is widely used and many people would use it if offered to them. The book examines patterns of use, characteristics of users, adolescent use of marijuana, state analysis of users, cross national perspectives, and attitudes towards marijuana Analysis Attitudes Australia overseas comparisons Consumption Drug use and abuse Interstate comparisons Marijuana Statistics Surveys Trends to 1995 Youth Notes "Commissioned by the Commonwealth Dept. of Health and Family Services for the National Drug Strategy" Bibliography Bibliography: pages 107-108 Notes Also available online via the World Wide Web Text in Tamil Monograph series (National Drug Strategy (Australia)) no:31 1322-5049 Subject Australians -- Drug use -- Statistics. Australians -- Drug use. Drug abuse -- Australia -- Statistics. Drug abuse -- Australia. Marijuana -- Australia -- Statistics. Marijuana -- Australia. Marijuana. Author McAllister, Ian, 1950- Australia. Department of Health and Family Services. National Drug Strategy (Australia) ISSN 1322-5049 ISBN 0642272069

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