Australian National Council on Drugs

Australian National Council on Drugs

In response to the message from the Prime Minister John Howard

Re Talking with your kids about drugs August 2007

Firstly, We appreciate the booklet "Talking with your kids about

drugs, which is provided for parents to encourage and help them to

talk with their children about drugs .which was delivered to every

household throughout Australia. We are a little disappointed that it

did not cover the danger Alcohol abuse.

On the 6th September 2007, the ABC TV. program Difference of Opinion,

brought to attention that alcohol was the main cause of disturbance,

harm, violence, and death within our community then all illicit drugs

combined. a very sad but true situation.

The Booklet covers 12 types of substance, 8 of which are man made,

1. covering Cocaine, 1 Opioids, (which all have contibuted/caused

death in humans beings), and Cannabis, which we add according to the

Australian Government report "Drugs Crime and Society" their has never

been recorded a lethal over dose of cannabis in humans world wide. .

We add further, The Victorian Government's drug reform strategy

"Turning the tide' page 18 states that "A recent analysis by Access

Economics estimates that spending on illegal drugs in Australia

amounts to $7 billion per year, Seventy per cent of the spending on

illegal drugs is on Cannabis"

The herb cannabis, for hundreds of years has been used for various

ailments effecting the human race, Queen Victoria used the herb to

relive menstrual pain. O'shaugnessy introduced cannabis to British

medicine in the mid-nineteen century, Nahas 1n 1984 recommended its

use for the relief of pain , muscle spasm, and convulsions occurring

in tetanus, rabies, rheumatism and epilepsy. Others to numinous to

mention (Ref. A.G.D.H.and Ageing, Series.25)

The Booklet, illustrates some questionable facts, being:-

In 2003 -04 there were 8, 335 hospitalisations with diagnosis

relating to opioids ( including heroin) amphetamine, or Cannabis. We

ask what percentage of hospitalisations with diagnosis relating to

cannabis only? if any

In 2004 10 per cent of sentenced prisoners were imprisoned for drug

related offences.

In 2005 -06 cannabis accounted for 72 per cent of illicit drug

arrests. From 1996-97 70 2005-06 the proportion of arrests for

amphetamine-type stimulants increased from 5 per cent to 15 per cent

In 2003 there were 1,705 deaths attributable to illicit drugs,

If the old laws were changed to meet the needs and demands of today's

society, We feel these many billion's of dollars spent on cannabis,

would be better spent on more worthwhile things.and if Cannabis

prohibition ended this would reduce the high cost of imprisonment. Do

you agree. For more info (bebuybac.blogspot.com)

bebuybac@gmail.com wrote:

> Australian National Council on Drugs

> In response to the message from the Prime Minister John Howard

>

> Re Talking with your kids about drugs August 2007

>

> Firstly, We appreciate the booklet "Talking with your kids about

> drugs, which is provided for parents to encourage and help them to

> talk with their children about drugs .which was delivered to every

> household throughout Australia. We are a little disappointed that it

> did not cover the danger Alcohol abuse.

>

> On the 6th September 2007, the ABC TV. program Difference of Opinion,

> brought to attention that alcohol was the main cause of disturbance,

> harm, violence, and death within our community then all illicit drugs

> combined. a very sad but true situation.

>

> The Booklet covers 12 types of substance, 8 of which are man made,

> 1. covering Cocaine, 1 Opioids, (which all have contibuted/caused

> death in humans beings), and Cannabis, which we add according to the

> Australian Government report "Drugs Crime and Society" their has never

> been recorded a lethal over dose of cannabis in humans world wide. .

>

> We add further, The Victorian Government's drug reform strategy

> "Turning the tide' page 18 states that "A recent analysis by Access

> Economics estimates that spending on illegal drugs in Australia

> amounts to $7 billion per year, Seventy per cent of the spending on

> illegal drugs is on Cannabis"

>

> The herb cannabis, for hundreds of years has been used for various

> ailments effecting the human race, Queen Victoria used the herb to

> relive menstrual pain. O'shaugnessy introduced cannabis to British

> medicine in the mid-nineteen century, Nahas 1n 1984 recommended its

> use for the relief of pain , muscle spasm, and convulsions occurring

> in tetanus, rabies, rheumatism and epilepsy. Others to numinous to

> mention (Ref. A.G.D.H.and Ageing, Series.25)

>

> The Booklet, illustrates some questionable facts, being:-

>

> In 2003 -04 there were 8, 335 hospitalisations with diagnosis

> relating to opioids ( including heroin) amphetamine, or Cannabis. We

> ask what percentage of hospitalisations with diagnosis relating to

> cannabis only? if any

>

> In 2004 10 per cent of sentenced prisoners were imprisoned for drug

> related offences.

> In 2005 -06 cannabis accounted for 72 per cent of illicit drug

> arrests. From 1996-97 70 2005-06 the proportion of arrests for

> amphetamine-type stimulants increased from 5 per cent to 15 per cent

> In 2003 there were 1,705 deaths attributable to illicit drugs,

>

> If the old laws were changed to meet the needs and demands of today's

> society, We feel these many billion's of dollars spent on cannabis,

> would be better spent on more worthwhile things.and if Cannabis

> prohibition ended this would reduce the high cost of imprisonment. Do

> you agree. For more info (bebuybac.blogspot.com)

>

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