National Conference on Marijuana Use: Prevention, Treatment, and Research

• NCJ Number: 166450
• Editor(s): S L David, R W Sackett
• Date Published: 1996
• Length: 85 pages
• Contract Number(s): N01DA-2-2213
• Sponsoring Agency: National Institutes of Health; National Institute on Drug Abuse; US Dept of Health and Human Services
• Corporate Author: Circle Solutions, Inc.
• Sale Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Type: Conference Material
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: DCC

Annotation

This is a summary of presentations and discussions at the National Conference on Marijuana Use: Prevention, Treatment, and Research, July 19 & 20, 1995, Arlington, VA.

Abstract

Presentations and discussions at the Conference concerned the following topics, among others: (1) the Marijuana Prevention Initiative of the US Department of Health and Human Services; (2) Marijuana Use and the National Drug Control Strategy; (3) Changing Trends, Patterns, and Nature of Marijuana Use; (4) National Marijuana Media Campaign; (5) physical and behavioral effects of marijuana; (6) Consequences of Marijuana Use; (7) Screening for Marijuana Use in Adolescents; (8) Science of Marijuana Testing; (9) Community Prevention Strategies; (10) Antecedents to Marijuana Use and Familial Transmission; (11) Treatment Strategies for Marijuana Use; (12) Relationship Between Marijuana Use and the Use of Other Drugs, and Other Antisocial Problem Behaviors; (13) Innovative Treatment Approaches for Juveniles in the Juvenile Justice System With a History of Marijuana Abuse; and (14) public perceptions of marijuana.