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Cannabis link to depression, anxiety and suicide – Expert Reaction

Cannabis link to depression, anxiety and suicide – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 14 February 201915 February 2019

A new review investigates the link between cannabis use during adolescence and the risk of developing major depression, anxiety and suicidal […]

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Festival drug testing – Expert Reaction

Festival drug testing – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 25 January 201911 February 2019

It’s January and the sun’s out, which means it’s festival season and again there is talk about providing drug testing […]

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Smoking cannabis once as a teen can change your brain – Expert Reaction

Smoking cannabis once as a teen can change your brain – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 15 January 201911 February 2019

Teens who say they have only smoked cannabis once or twice have both structural and cognitive changes in their brains, […]

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Synthetic drug crackdown – Expert Reaction

Synthetic drug crackdown – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 13 December 201811 February 2019

The Government has signalled a range of changes to drug policy in response to increased synthetic drug-related deaths. The changes include classifying […]

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Synthetic drug policy – Expert Reaction

Synthetic drug policy – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 02 August 201827 February 2020

Between 40 and 45 people have died from synthetic drugs since last June, according to provisional figures released by the coroner on […]

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Chief scientist reports on meth-contaminated houses – In the News

Chief scientist reports on meth-contaminated houses – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 29 May 201812 February 2019

The Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor Sir Peter Gluckman has debunked the fears over meth-contaminated housing in a new report, […]

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Drug survey reveals rise of internet dealers – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 21 April 201621 April 2016

An annual survey of frequent drug users has revealed that the internet is becoming an increasingly common tool for sourcing […]

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Meth contaminated homes, what’s the risk? – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 24 March 201629 March 2016

Costly clean-ups for ‘P’-contaminated homes have been grabbing headlines, but what are the real risks facing a family moving in? […]

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Pot-smoking teens less likely to finish high school

In the News  |  Published: 11 September 201412 September 2014

Frequent teenage cannabis use is linked with less educational achievement and other problems later in life, according to New Zealand […]

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Teen cannabis use and poor life outcomes – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 10 September 201416 September 2014

Frequent teenage cannabis use is linked with less educational achievement and other problems later in life, according to new New […]

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