A source of cannabis and alcohol related information comprised of PDF text files and links to relative websites. Resources will be updated as they are referenced in or specifically relative to our posts.
Remember: ‘When we talk about understanding, surely it takes place only when the mind listens completely – the mind being your heart, your nerves, your ears – when you give your whole attention to it’ – Jiddu Krishnamurti
Alcohol:
PDFs –
Australian National Alcohol Strategy 2006-2009
Australian Bureau of Statistics: Causes of Death 2008
The costs of tobacco, alcohol and illicit drug abuse to Australian society in 2004/05
World Health Organization Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health, 2011
NSW Alcohol Summit Preliminary Background Paper 2003
Alcohol and assault on Friday and Saturday nights: Findings from the DUMA program 2011
Estimating Drug Harms: a risky business? 2009 by David Nutt
Cancer Council Australia Position Statement – Alcohol and Cancer Risk, May 2011
Australian Institute of Criminology report – Key Issues in Alcohol-Related Violence, Dec 2009
Website links –
Addiction Guide.com – Alcohol abuse and Alcoholism information
National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre report 2010
Science 2.0 Alcohol more harmful than crack article referring to David Nutt
Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon press release
Operation Unite article ABC News 2011
Operation Unite article SMH 2011
Australian Institute of Criminology: Key issues in alcohol related violence 2009
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
Alcohol and Cancer: the verdict on ABC Health & Wellbeing May 2011
Alcohol linked to 20% of breast cancer cases – ABC News website, May 2011
Alcohol involved in planker’s death – Sydney Morning Herald, May 2011
Medscape.com: Alcohol-Related Psychosis page
Cannabis/marijuana:
PDFs –
National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre – Cannabis and the Law factsheet
Australian Institue of Health and Welfare – Statistics on Drug use report 2004
Australian Federal Government National Drugs Campaign – Marijuana or Cannabis factsheet
Marijuana Myths Marijuana Facts: A Review Of The Scientific Evidence excerpt 1995
Cannabis, the law and social impacts in Australia 1995: Australian Institue of Criminology
Cannabis and Harm Reduction, Drug and Alcohol Review 2000
After the War on Drugs: Blueprint for Regulation by Transform Drug Policy Foundation 2009
War on Drugs: Report of the Global Commission on Drug Policy
The three billion dollar question for Australian businesses – this is the cost each year to Australian businesses from illicit drug use, 2007: published by the Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation.
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC ) consumption of drugs – World Drug Report 2011
Website links –
Cannabis Support.com – Cannabis and the Law
From Biopower to Biopolitics – Maurizio Lazzarato
Ian Hacking – Making Up People 2006
National Drugs Campaign Homepage
National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre home page
National Drug Research Institute home page
Australian Institute of Criminology home page
On Further Reconsideration by Dr. Lester Grinspoon
Wikipedia page on the philosophical definiton of the WILL
Professor David Nutt Wikipedia page
Drug Science.org – The Truth About Drugs
Transform Drug Policy Foundation UK website
Schaffer Library of Drug Policy
Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs 1961 Wikipedia page
White House response to Global Commission on Drug Policy report
Cannabinoids Fact sheet – Cannabis Support
Nature.com – Cell Death and Differentiation -Anti tumoral action of cannabinoids, July 2011
Nature.com – Cell Disease and Death – Cannabidiol and liver fibrosis, June 9 2011
Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Drugs and Poisons Australia Wikipedia page
Synthetic cannabis Wikipedia page
Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation
NCPIC Policing and cannabis use in Australia page
Miscellaneous:
Tuberculosis Causes and Symptoms, emedicinehealth.com
St. Vincent’s Hospital website
Helpguide.org – Understanding Schizophrenia: Signs, symptoms and causes page
WHO Mental Health: Schizophrenia page
Hi,
My name is Jonathon and I am with Drugwatch.com. Our organization is an awareness group that aims to educate the public about prescription/OTC drugs, medical devices, and general health issues.
I noticed you shared some helpful resources here https://www.responsiblechoice.com.au/resources/. I was wondering if you were still updating your resources page? We have a guide that discusses the causes of lung cancer, symptoms of lung cancer, stages of lung cancer, and common risk factors; such as smoking, asbestos exposure, and in some cases air pollution.
https://www.drugwatch.com/lung-cancer/
https://www.drugwatch.com/tobacco/
If you are interested you are more than welcome to list any of the resources that you find useful.
Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you,
-Jonathon