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Introduction
The shifting landscape in Australia's tobacco and cannabis policies and emerging new products and modes of administration may increase experimentation and the risks of addiction to these drugs.
Methods
We analysed cross‐sectional data from the 2019 National Drug Strategy and Household Survey (n = 22,015) of Australians aged 14 and above. Latent class analysis was used to identify distinct...
Introduction
This study examines age, time period and birth cohort trends in cannabis use intention and weekly use in Australia over a period in which medicinal cannabis was legalised.
Methods
Hierarchical age‐period‐cohort models were used to analyse the National Drug Strategy Household Survey between 2001 and 2019, including 158,395 participants aged 18–79 years.
Results
The hierarchical age‐period‐cohort...
Background and Aims
There has been an increase in the potency of cannabis during the last two decades and adoption of a novel method of administration—vaping. YouTube, a social media platform, has become a popular source to access cannabis‐related information. This study aimed to identify cannabis vaping YouTube videos from 2016 to 2020 and examine the themes and metrics.
Design
Cross‐sectional...
Aim
To estimate the proportion of cannabis consumed in Australia by daily cannabis users.
Design
Monte Carlo simulation using parameters estimated from nationally representative and repeated cross‐sectional household surveys in 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016.
Setting
Australia
Participants
Adult samples (mean age = 49.9; 55% females) from four National Drug Strategy Household Surveys (n = 92 243)...
Background and aims
A growing body of evidence suggests that cannabis impairs driving ability. We used mortality data to investigate whether the commercial sale of cannabis for recreational use affected traffic fatality rates both in states that legalized it and in neighbouring jurisdictions.
Design
Interrupted time–series of traffic fatality rates adjusted for seasonality and autocorrelation....
Aim
To test if the degree of change in cannabis use between 2001 and 2013 differed according to socio‐economic status.
Design
Repeated cross‐sectional household surveys that were nationally representative.
Setting
Australia.
Participants
Adult samples from the 2001 and 2013 National Drug Strategy Household Surveys (n = 23 642 in 2001 and n = 21 353 in 2013), the largest nationally representative...
Background and aims
Since 2012 four US states have legalized the retail sale of cannabis for recreational use by adults, and more are likely to follow. This report aimed to (1) briefly describe the regulatory regimes so far implemented; (2) outline their plausible effects on cannabis use and cannabis‐related harm; and (3) suggest what research is needed to evaluate the public health impact of these...
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