What do we know about the impacts of cannabis in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities? [Webinar]

The Alcohol and Other Drugs Knowledge Centre has released the recording of our recent webinar titled: What do we know about the impacts of cannabis use in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities? presented by Dr. Julia Butt from the National Drug Research Institute (NDRI) at Curtin University, Western Australia (WA).

Information provided in the webinar includes:

• health risks associated with cannabis
• prevalence of cannabis use
• what we know about patterns of cannabis use
• impacts on individuals’ health and wellbeing
• impacts on communities
• impacts on workforce and organisations
• what else we need to know.

Dr. Julia Butt is a Clinical Psychologist and Senior Research Fellow at NDRI and a member of the Aboriginal Research Team. Dr. Butt is currently a Healthway Senior Fellow looking at the co-use of tobacco and cannabis.

The webinar runs for approximately 41 minutes.