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Cannabis
UK sources of information and / or support
Cannabis and cannabis-based medicines
Potential benefits and risks to health. A report published by the Royal College of Physicians. Includes a patient information leaflet on cannabis.
Cannabis and Mental Health
Information from The Royal College of Psychiatrists regarding Cannabis and Mental Health issues.
Talking About Cannabis
Support and information-sharing website for everyone whose lives have been affected by cannabis abuse.
Know Cannabis
This website can help you assess your cannabis use, its impact on your life and how to make changes if you want to.
See also the Patient UK addiction and drug abuse page.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.
Disclaimer: Patient UK has no control of the content of the above links. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by Patient UK.
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Action on Addiction Addaction Maya Project (addiction treatment) Addiction Recovery Foundation Addiction Today Alexander Clinic British Doctors and Dentists Group Broadreach House (help for alcohol & drug misusue) Broadway Lodge Burton Addiction Centre Castle Craig Hospital (alcohol/drug treatment) Chemical Dependency Centre CodeineFree Covenant Dependency Centre Cranstoun Drug Services Cygnet Health Care (psychological problems/addiction) Cyswllt Ceredigion Contact DrugScope European Association for the Treatment of Addiction (UK) - EATA Families Anonymous Fast Forward Positive Lifestyles Ltd Four Seasons Health Care FResH (Frenchay Rehabilitation Houses) GamCare (gambling information/policy) HIT Hope UK (drugs education) Know Cannabis Know the Score Lauren's Link Lazarus Centre Life Works Living Room Mainliners (drug use/AIDS/HIV information) Mentor Foundation UK Meridian Clinic Ltd Middlegate Lodge Narcotics Anonymous National Association for Children of Alcoholics National Drug Prevention Alliance National Drugs Helpline National Treatment Agency Northern Ireland Community Addiction Service Over-Count Drugs Agency PADA - Parents Against Drug Abuse Phoenix Futures (Drug and Alcohol Treatment Specialists) Pierpoint Group Priory Group PROMIS Recovery Centre Providence Projects Rainbow House (alcohol/drugs rehabilitation) RAPt - Rehabilitation for Addicted Prisoners Trust Release Scottish Drugs Forum Sexaholics Anonymous SHARP - Self Help Addiction Recovery Programme Sick Doctors' Trust Solvent Abuse Resource Group St James Priory Project Street Scene (addiction treatment) Talking About Cannabis The Alliance Turning Point - ACAPS Turning Point (substance abuse/mental health/learning disabilities) Weymouth Aftercare Centre Workaholics Anonymous Yeldall Manor (addiction treatment)Medical reference articles in PatientPlus related to this topic (^ top of page)
Cannabis Use and Abuse Drug Abuse - Unusual Presentations Drug Misuse and Dependence: UK Guidelines Drugs and Sport Gamma Hdroxy Butyrate (GHB) and Gamma Butyrolactone (GBL) Abuse Managing Drug Abusers in Primary Care Therapeutic Uses of CannabisUK guidelines related to this topic (^ top of page)
Guidelines on Drug Abuse Guidelines on AddictionOnline videos related to this topic (^ top of page)
Online videos on Drug Abuse Online videos on AddictionRecent news items related to this topic (^ top of page)
Women more likely than men to dabble with drugs Number of children rushed to hospital high on drugs soars Reefer madness: Do the drug laws work? Health fears over drug services Cannabis crackdown 'makes little difference' Europeans get drunk 'to have sex' Half city's youth 'take cocaine' Nightclubs get NHS drugs advice Radical drugs plan for Scotland Finger on the Pulse Reefer madness: Do the drug laws work? Cannabis crackdown 'makes little difference' Radical drugs plan for Scotland Cannabis 'can harm foetal brain'Links to other selected websites related to this topic (^ top of page)
Abuse / Addiction (Drug)Poems and stories related to this topic (^ top of page)
What's your Poison?Other - Useful resources (^ top of page)
Pictures, diagrams, photos, images, etc.Evidence based medicine
Online textbooks and journals
A-Z of UK Guidelines
A-Z of Online Videos
Medline
Other good health sites
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