Historique
Livre
Cannabis use and dependence: public health and public policy
(Usage et dépendance au cannabis : santé publique et politique publique)
Auteur(s) :
HALL, W. ;
PACULA, R. L.
Année
2003
Page(s) :
298 p.
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Éditeur(s) :
Cambridge - New York : Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
978-0-521-80024-2
Refs biblio. :
910
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
SAN (Santé publique / Public health)
Thésaurus mots-clés
TYPE D'USAGE
;
CANNABIS
;
MECANISME D'ACTION
;
POLITIQUE
;
LEGISLATION
;
DEPENDANCE
;
PATHOLOGIE ORGANIQUE
;
PSYCHOPATHOLOGIE
;
PROHIBITION
Note générale :
Analyse réalisée par Patrick Peretti-Watel dans J Epidemiol Community Health 2005; 59: 435.
Note de contenu :
CONTENTS:
1. Introduction; 2. Cannabis the drug; 3. Patterns of use; 4. The acute effects of cannabis intoxication; 5. The chronic health effects of cannabis use; 6. The effects of cannabis use on adolescent development; 7. Psychological effects of chronic cannabis use; 8. The benefits of cannabis use; 9. An overall appraisal of the health risks and benefits of cannabis use; 10. The harms caused by cannabis prohibition; 11. Proposals for cannabis law reform; 12. Reducing the harm of cannabis use under prohibition.
1. Introduction; 2. Cannabis the drug; 3. Patterns of use; 4. The acute effects of cannabis intoxication; 5. The chronic health effects of cannabis use; 6. The effects of cannabis use on adolescent development; 7. Psychological effects of chronic cannabis use; 8. The benefits of cannabis use; 9. An overall appraisal of the health risks and benefits of cannabis use; 10. The harms caused by cannabis prohibition; 11. Proposals for cannabis law reform; 12. Reducing the harm of cannabis use under prohibition.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
The use of cannabis in the late twentieth and this century is an area of medical and moral controversy. Despite its illegality, cannabis is the most widely used drug after alcohol and tobacco among young adults in the USA, Europe and Australia. 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 minimization' approaches, as well as examining the experiences of different prevention, treatment and education policies. Written by two leading drug advisors Cannabis Use and Dependence makes a valuable addition to this important field of research. (Editor' s abstract)
The use of cannabis in the late twentieth and this century is an area of medical and moral controversy. Despite its illegality, cannabis is the most widely used drug after alcohol and tobacco among young adults in the USA, Europe and Australia. 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 minimization' approaches, as well as examining the experiences of different prevention, treatment and education policies. Written by two leading drug advisors Cannabis Use and Dependence makes a valuable addition to this important field of research. (Editor' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Australie. Australia.
Cote :
L00971