National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Drug Alcohol Rev. 2012 Sep;31(6):809-12. doi: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2012.00421.x. Epub 2012 Mar 4.
Perceived risks of cannabis use have rarely been researched in Australia. This paper reports on the beliefs about the adverse effects of cannabis use on health, social well-being, driving, mental health and changes in cannabis over time.
Survey of 918 Australian adults was conducted as part of a quarterly omnibus self-report survey of an established panel.
Respondents believed that cannabis use can cause health and social problems, can adversely affect a person's ability to drive a car, can be addictive, and can lead to use of other illicit drugs. They were uncertain as to whether cannabis can cause schizophrenia and depression, and whether cannabis had become more potent over time.
Prevention efforts should focus on educating the Australian people about the nature of cannabis-related harms.
在澳大利亚，人们对大麻使用的风险感知很少得到研究。本文报告了关于大麻使用对健康、社会福利、驾驶、心理健康以及随着时间的推移大麻变化的不良影响的信念。
对 918 名澳大利亚成年人进行了调查，作为对一个既定小组进行的季度综合自我报告调查的一部分。
受访者认为大麻使用会导致健康和社会问题，会对一个人驾驶汽车的能力产生不利影响，可能会上瘾，并可能导致使用其他非法药物。他们不确定大麻是否会导致精神分裂症和抑郁症，以及大麻是否随着时间的推移变得更有效力。
预防工作应侧重于教育澳大利亚人民了解与大麻相关的危害的性质。
