Comments on: Talk to frank – sight impaired access problems. http://ukcia.org/wordpress/?p=57 news and comment about cannabis law reform from www.ukcia.org Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:31:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: dim_jim http://ukcia.org/wordpress/?p=57&cpage=1#comment-799 dim_jim Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:18:00 +0000 http://ukcia.org/wordpress/?p=57#comment-799 Thank you for your query to FRANK regarding cannabis. The drug is > illegal due to the reasons listed below! > > There are a number of risks to health associated with misuse of > cannabis. > > Cannabis affects blood pressure and increases heart rate. This can be > particularly dangerous for people with diseases of the cardiovascular > system, especially those with coronary artery disease, high blood > pressure and those people at risk of strokes. > > Cannabis can worsen asthma. Frequent misuse of cannabis may also > decrease sperm counts in men and suppress ovulation in women. > > Cannabis is most frequently smoked. Smoking in any form is harmful, and > tobacco smoking is the largest single cause of ill-health and premature > death in the United Kingdom. Smoking cannabis, therefore, presents a > real health risk, potentially similar to that of tobacco, with increased > incidence of bronchitis, asthma, and lung cancer, as well as disorders > of the heart and circulation. Smoking cannabis may be more harmful than > smoking tobacco, since cannabis has a higher concentration of certain > chemicals that can cause cancer. > > Using cannabis can lead to panic attacks, paranoia and confused > feelings. > > In some cases, acute cannabis intoxication can produce a psychotic > state, which may continue for some time, and which may require treatment > with prescribed drugs. > > Cannabis can worsen schizophrenia, and other mental illnesses, among > people who already suffer from them. The problem being that you may not > be aware if you have an underlying mental health problem. > > Anyone who has a mental illness should, therefore, avoid using cannabis. > > > Thanks for requesting cannabis information. If you would like to submit > another query to FRANK, you can follow this link, Anyone want to comment on this wonderful advice from our honest and upright advice bureau...Frank Thank you for your query to FRANK regarding cannabis. The drug is
> illegal due to the reasons listed below!
>
> There are a number of risks to health associated with misuse of
> cannabis.
>
> Cannabis affects blood pressure and increases heart rate. This can be
> particularly dangerous for people with diseases of the cardiovascular
> system, especially those with coronary artery disease, high blood
> pressure and those people at risk of strokes.
>
> Cannabis can worsen asthma. Frequent misuse of cannabis may also
> decrease sperm counts in men and suppress ovulation in women.
>
> Cannabis is most frequently smoked. Smoking in any form is harmful, and
> tobacco smoking is the largest single cause of ill-health and premature
> death in the United Kingdom. Smoking cannabis, therefore, presents a
> real health risk, potentially similar to that of tobacco, with increased
> incidence of bronchitis, asthma, and lung cancer, as well as disorders
> of the heart and circulation. Smoking cannabis may be more harmful than
> smoking tobacco, since cannabis has a higher concentration of certain
> chemicals that can cause cancer.
>
> Using cannabis can lead to panic attacks, paranoia and confused
> feelings.
>
> In some cases, acute cannabis intoxication can produce a psychotic
> state, which may continue for some time, and which may require treatment
> with prescribed drugs.
>
> Cannabis can worsen schizophrenia, and other mental illnesses, among
> people who already suffer from them. The problem being that you may not
> be aware if you have an underlying mental health problem.
>
> Anyone who has a mental illness should, therefore, avoid using cannabis.
>
>
> Thanks for requesting cannabis information. If you would like to submit
> another query to FRANK, you can follow this link,

Anyone want to comment on this wonderful advice from our honest and upright advice bureau…Frank

]]> By: phrtao http://ukcia.org/wordpress/?p=57&cpage=1#comment-727 phrtao Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:37:04 +0000 http://ukcia.org/wordpress/?p=57#comment-727 They government must have a kind of profile of what they believe to be the typical drug user. This seems to focus on a hoody teenager on some council estate. I doubt there is any thought given to actually trying to find out the social groups and cultures effected by the problem (ie the whole of society including those with visual impairment or a less capable computer). Nothing special here - this is how they conduct all their campaigns and policy making across the whole of government not just drugs policy. They government must have a kind of profile of what they believe to be the typical drug user. This seems to focus on a hoody teenager on some council estate. I doubt there is any thought given to actually trying to find out the social groups and cultures effected by the problem (ie the whole of society including those with visual impairment or a less capable computer). Nothing special here – this is how they conduct all their campaigns and policy making across the whole of government not just drugs policy.

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