Historique
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Long-term heavy cannabis use : implications for health education
(Consommation lourde et prolongée de cannabis : implications pour l'éducation à la santé)
Auteur(s) :
COGGANS, N. ;
DALGARNO, P. ;
JOHNSON, L. ;
SHEWAN, D.
Année :
2004
Page(s) :
299-313
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
32
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
PRO (Produits, mode d'action, méthode de dépistage / Substances, action mode, screening methods)
Thésaurus mots-clés
CANNABIS
;
EFFET SECONDAIRE
;
DEPENDANCE
;
PSYCHOPATHOLOGIE
;
SANTE
;
QUESTIONNAIRE
;
PREVALENCE
Thésaurus géographique
ROYAUME-UNI
Note générale :
Drugs Education, Prevention and Policy, 2004, 11, (4), 299-313
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
There is growing evidence that cannabis can have negative effects on health. While the ongoing debate about the nature and duration of these effects recognizes mild cognitive impairment, the evidence for irreversibility of cognitive impairment and causal links with psychiatric illness is not conclusive. There is undoubtedly potential for impairment of respiratory functioning, but that will depend on lifetime load and in most cases is confounded with tobacco smoking. There is a lack of data that addresses the long-term cannabis user's perspective. How do long-term cannabis users perceive the impact of their cannabis use on their own lives and what are the policy implications of their experience and perceptions of cannabis use? A recent study of long-term cannabis users explored a number of issues that have relevance for policy in relation to health education interventions. Quantitative data gathered from 405 long-term cannabis users provide insights into the impact of different levels of cannabis use over ten or more years on a range of issues: health; dependence; cannabis-related beliefs and attitudes; and preferred sources of cannabis-related information. Implications and the need for innovative approaches to cannabis-related health education are discussed. (Author's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Univ. Strathclyde, 27 Taylor St., Glasgow G4 0NR
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.