Monday, 19. November 2007
Topic: DRUGS - on November 19, 2007 at 11:09:00 AM CET
60% of Aborigines smoke marijuana
New figures on cannabis rates among indigenous people show a drug use rate far higher than the Australian average, with researchers saying it is “firmly entwined” in the society.
Researchers at James Cook University in Cairns and the University of Sydney surveyed 164 people in Arnhem Land in 2006 and found 61 per cent of men and 58 per cent of women used cannabis at least weekly.
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