Emerging patterns of cannabis and other substance use in Aboriginal communities in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory: A study of two communities

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Emerging patterns of cannabis and other substance use in Aboriginal communities in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory: A study of two communities

Objective: A recent rise in cannabis use in Indigenous communities in northern Australia may have compounded existing patterns of other substance use. This paper describes these patterns in Arnhem Land in the 'Top End' of the Northern Territory (NT). Economic impacts of the cannabis trade...

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Main Authors:	Clough, A., D'Abbs, P., Cairney, S., Gray, Dennis, Maruff, P., Parker, R., O'Reilly, B.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	2004
Subjects:	substance abuse cannabis Indigenous Australia Arnhem Land
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17689

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