Open AccessCannabis: a Trojan horse for nicotine?
Author(s) -
Burns Chris B.,
Ivers Rowena G.,
Lindorff Kylie J.,
Clough Alan R.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.946
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1753-6405
pISSN - 1326-0200
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-842x.2000.tb00533.x
Subject(s) - trojan horse , cannabis , harm , indigenous , nicotine , environmental health , smoking cessation , population , harm reduction , psychological intervention , medicine , psychiatry , psychology , public health , computer security , nursing , social psychology , biology , ecology , computer science , pathology
[Extract] The recent report published by the AMA and APMA into Indigenous tobacco issues raised important questions regarding the implementation of effective strategies to reduce high levels of tobacco smoking and related harm in this population.\ud\udWe are currently working on separate projects within the Top End of the Northern Territory to support smoking cessation in the Aboriginal population and also to develop interventions to reduce harm associated with excessive cannabis use by Aboriginal youth