National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre

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Establishment and Collaboration:

  • NCPIC founded in 2008 following Pfizer Australia Health Report data
  • Collaboration with Pfizer Australia for public education on cannabis
  • NDARC and Pfizer collaboration on cannabis research

Mission and Concerns:

  • Mission to reduce cannabis use in Australia through prevention and information
  • Concerns about conflicts of interest with GW Pharmaceutical and SATIVEX

Closure and Funding:

  • Closure in 2016 due to loss of Commonwealth funding
  • Closure of cannabis addiction support center due to government funding cuts

Research and Studies:

  • World-first study on cannabis withdrawal management drug by NCPIC
  • Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s 2010 National Drug Strategy Household Survey

Related Topics:

  • Cannabis in Australia
  • Illicit drug use in Australia
  • Questions for Jan Copeland and NCPIC on cannabis forums

National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre Data Sources

Reference URL
Glossary https:/glossary/national-cannabis-prevention-and-information-centre
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Cannabis_Prevention_and_Information_Centre
Wikidata https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6971246
Knowledge Graph https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/04f5hgf
DBPedia http://dbpedia.org/resource/National_Cannabis_Prevention_and_Information_Centre
Product Ontology http://www.productontology.org/id/National_Cannabis_Prevention_and_Information_Centre