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Cannabis and Drug Helplines – Data from the FESAT Monitoring System Björn Hibell Presented at the conference Taking a Call on Cannabis – Drug Helpline’s Response Lisbon 1-2 October, 2007. www.can.se. FESAT Monitoring Project. 13 data collections 2 data collections per year

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  1. Cannabis and Drug Helplines – Data from the FESAT Monitoring System Björn Hibell Presented at the conference Taking a Call on Cannabis – Drug Helpline’s Response Lisbon 1-2 October, 2007 www.can.se

  2. FESAT Monitoring Project • 13 data collections • 2 data collections per year • Changes during the last 6 months • March 2007 covering the last 6 months of 2006 • Report distributed in June • Extra questions related to cannabis

  3. Most frequent contacts 15 helplines www.can.se

  4. Contacts: Average proportions Cannabis 25 % (7-52) Heroin 20 % (3-70) Cocaine 14 % (0-44) Alcohol 13 % (0-48) Others 13 % (0-40) Ecstasy 5 % (0-15) Amphetamines 5 % (0-20) Benzodiazepines 4 % (0-20) GHB/GBL 1 % (0-6) www.can.se

  5. Contacts: Number 1 rankings Cannabis 8 Heroin 2 (Gr, Gr) Others 2 (Au, Fi) Cocaine 1 (It) Alcohol 1 (La) Amphetamines 1 (Fi) www.can.se

  6. Contacts: Average ranking (9 – 1) Cannabis 8.2 Alcohol 5.9 Cocaine 5.8 Heroin 5.4 Others 5.0 Amphetamines 4.5 Ecstasy 4.1 Benzodiazepines 3.5 GHB/GBL 2.9 www.can.se

  7. Most important increases in 2006 13 helplines www.can.se

  8. Increases: Ranking (3 – 1) Cocaine (1.7) Alcohol (1.2) Cannabis (1.2) Heroin (0.8) Amphetamines (0.4) Benzodiazepines (0.2) GHB/GBL (0.2) Others (0.2) Ecstasy (0.1) www.can.se

  9. Increases: Number 1 rankings Cocaine 5 (Gr, Ir, It, No, Po) Cannabis 3 (Be, Ge, Ne) Heroin 2 (Fi, Gr) Alcohol 1 (Be) Amphetamines 1 (Fi) www.can.se

  10. Most important decreases in 2006 13 helplines www.can.se

  11. Decreases: Ranking (3 – 1) Ecstasy (1.5) Cannabis (0.7) Heroin (0.6) Others (0.6) GHB/GBL (0.5) Amphetamines (0.3) Benzodiazepines (0.3) Cocaine (0.2) Alcohol (0.0) www.can.se

  12. Decreases: Number 1 rankings Ecstasy 4 (Gr, It, Ne, Po) Cannabis 3 (Be, Fi, Gr) Heroin 2 (Cy, Ir) GHB/GBL 1 (Ge) Others 1 (No) www.can.se

  13. Who calls about cannabis? 17 helplines www.can.se

  14. Callers: Ranking (10 - 1) Parents (9.5) Users (8.5) Partners (7.4) Relatives (7.1) Friends (5.8) Professionals (5.5) Others (4.0) Students (3.3) Teachers (2.9) Media (2.1) www.can.se

  15. Callers: Number 1 rankings Parents 11 Users 5 (Au, Ge, Ne, No, Po) Partners 1 (Ma) www.can.se

  16. Cannabis related subjects 15 helplines www.can.se

  17. Cannabis subjects: Ranking (11 - 1) General effects (9.6) Length of time it is detectable (8.5) Mental health implications (8.3) Advise/Support (8.1) Seeking treatment (7.5) Physical health implications (7.0) Legal implications (6.2) Cannabis as gateway drug (5.9) Route of administration (5.0) Contamination (4.2) Others (1.9) www.can.se

  18. Cannabis subjects: Number 1 rankings General effects 4 (Fi, Ge, Gr, Ne) Length of time it is detectable 4 (Gr, La, Ma, Po) Advise/Support 3 (Cy, Ir, No) Seeking treatment 2 (Be, It) Mental health aspects 1 (Fi) www.can.se

  19. Dominant cannabis questions Advise/Support 90 %, 55 % Treatment 70 %, 31 % Length of time it is detectable 36 % www.can.se

  20. Communication subjects (16 helplines) Cannabis in general 8 Hashish and/or marihuana 8 No geographical pattern www.can.se

  21. Cannabis attitudes 9 helplines www.can.se

  22. Cannabis attitude scale from 1 (very negative) to 10 (very positive) for average callers • Three years ago • Today Average cannabis user Average partner Average parent Average social worker Average police officer www.can.se

  23. Cannabis attitudes 2007 (10 - 1) Average user 6.1 (10-3) Average social worker 4.3 (5-2) Average partner 4.1 (6-1) Average parent 2.6 (4-1) Average police officer 2.5 (4-1) Attitudes on the “negative side” for all categories but users www.can.se

  24. Cannabis attitudes: Changes over 3 years Average user - 0.9 (7.0 - 6.1) Average police officer - 0.6 (3.1 - 2.5) Average parent - 0.6 (3.2 - 2.6) Average social worker - 0.5 (4.8 - 4.3) Average partner - 0.4 (4.4 - 4.1) Attitudes have become more negative www.can.se

  25. Summary 1 (2) • Cannabis is the most common subject (25 %), followed by heroin (22 %). • Heroin dominants in Greece. • Increased number of questions mainly about cocaine, alcohol and cannabis. • Decreased number of questions mainly about ecstasy, cannabis and heroin. • Most important callers are parents and users. • Most important cannabis subjects are general effects and length of time cannabis is detectable in urine/blood. www.can.se

  26. Summary 2 (2) • Some subjects dominates (heavily) at some helplines. • Cannabis users have the most positive attitudes to cannabis and police officers the most negative. • Attitudes to cannabis on the “negative side” for all groups but users. • Attitudes to cannabis have become more negative during the last three years. www.can.se

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