Further cannabis health risks revealed
A new report by the Health Department in New South Wales has concluded that along with known mental health problems, cannabis addiction can have a serious impact on the user's physical health.
The report said cannabis abuse can lead to cardiovascular, respiratory and immune system problems; it can decrease short-term memory and also slow brain development at a young age.
NSW Health Minister John Hatzistergos will open the state's fourth cannabis treatment clinic in southern Sydney today.
He said while use of cannabis had fallen, the increasing potency of the drug is posing increased health risks.
'Previous reports have indicated that the incidence of cannabis dependence has in fact been declining,' he said.
'What, however, has been increasing is the dangers of cannabis use and that's largely due to the fact that the cannabis now being used, compared to 10 years ago, is much more potent.'"
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