Final report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Non-Medical Use of Drugs.

  • Canada. Commission of Inquiry into the Non-medical Use of Drugs.
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[1973]
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Credit: Final report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Non-Medical Use of Drugs. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    this Final Report. However, there will not be any further analysis or publica- tion of technical reports by the Commission. For the purpose of this appendix, the projects have been grouped into ten general categories according to principal area of reference, as follows: (A) Drug Effects; (B) Chemical and Botanical Aspects; (C) Sources and Distribu- tion; (D) Extent and Patterns of Use; (E) Motivation and Causal Factors; (F) Law and Law Enforcement; (G) Medical Treatment and Related Services; (H) Information and Education; (1) Mass Media; and (J) Miscel- laneous. Many of the projects have provided material related to more than one topical area, but for the sake of simplicity in this presentation we have at- tempted to minimize duplication and cross-references. A. Drug Effects \. Critical review of research on drug effects. (R. Miller, R. Hansteen, J. Brewster, P. Oestreicher, B. Hemmings, Z. Amit, M. Corcoran, P. Thompson, L. Wright, D. Thompson, R. Paterson, B. Anthony, & M. Willinsky) 28 Investigation of cannabis psychosis. (R. Miller, J. Brewster, J. Anderson, & T. Ridley) 62a. Drug-induced poisoning and death in Canada: An analysis of government Statistics. (R. Miller, & B. Hemmings) 62b. Survey of provincial coroners regarding drug-related deaths. (B. Hemmings, R. Miller, E. Bild, & P. Thompson) 64. Survey of Ottawa-area physicians regarding the non-medical use of drugs. (R. Miller, J. Brewster, B. Leathers, & B. Hemmings) 65. Survey of LSD researchers in Canada. (B. Hemmings, & R. Miller) 74. The effects of cannabis and alcohol on some automobile driving tasks. (R. Hansteen, L. Lonero, R. Miller, B. Jones, J. Brewster, M. Elliott, & H. Stankiewicz) 77a. A comparison of the effects of A* THC and Marijuana in humans. (R. Miller, R. Hansteen, C. Adamec, J. Brewster, J. Bijou, S. Dayken, C. Farmilo, D. Hamilton, S. Link, R. Siegal, M. Willinsky, R. Mechoulam, & C. Moiseiwitsch) 776. The effects of marijuana on visual signal detection and the recovery of visual acuity after exposure to glare. (L. Theodor, R. Miller, J. Glass, R. Hansteen, & S. Dayken) 78. The effects of cannabis and alcohol on psychomotor tracking performance. (L. Reid, R. Hansteen, R. Miller, N. Wexler, P. Muter, & M. Awasthy) 90. Drug use and non-drug crime. (F. Hughes, M. Green, R. Miller, & L. McDonald)