http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/11/25/1038173680713.html
Our goverments never been able to deal with a way to fix Aboriginal health and especially deal with the high Suicide rates. It seems though they have now found someone to blame : Marijuana.
Yet silly us thinking the aborigines were killing themselves in record numbers compared to the rest of the country because of their pathetic conditions. Nope its all because of the Marijuana they are smoking.
Damn that weed
^(your all bright enough to notice the sarcasm above right ?)
Looks an ugly time for Marijuana smokers. OUr conservative federal goverments ignored it as bes thtey could right now, but with a few marijuana leads to depression type studies they now think they can blame all of societys ills on this one drug. Hide your pot its getting ugly outside...
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Marijuana-related suicide an epidemic, says MP
November 25 2002
Marijuana-related suicide had reached epidemic proportions in Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory, the NT government's most senior indigenous MP said today.
Community Development Minister John Ah Kit said his government had to reduce marijuana abuse, which had increased markedly in black communities in recent years.
In one community of 650, there were 30 suicide attempts last year related to marijuana smoking, Mr Ah Kit said,
During a one-month period, three of the attempts succeeded.
"Marijuana is sweeping across our communities in major proportions and it is a real concern," Mr Ah Kit told ABC radio.
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"People are buying this marijuana and when they have an opportunity, mix it up with alcohol.
"There's some sort of fusion; people become paranoid and people are committing suicide.
"We need to start to turn it around; we can't continue to allow this suicide stuff happen in epidemic proportions."
Police Minister Paul Henderson would be making a cabinet submission on the marijuana problem soon, Mr Ah Kit said.
A parliamentary select committee on substance abuse would make its recommendations early next year.
Marijuana is rarely cultivated around Aboriginal communities.
Mr Ah Kit said the supply and distribution was organised and involved both indigenous and non-indigenous people.
ATSIC northern zone commissioner Kim Hill said communities had to take responsibility by not protecting dealers.
"We can throw millions of dollars into programs; however if the people in the communities don't take responsibility and dob these people in, we're just going to waste a lot of money and waste an lot of time," Mr Hill said.
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Our goverments never been able to deal with a way to fix Aboriginal health and especially deal with the high Suicide rates. It seems though they have now found someone to blame : Marijuana.
Yet silly us thinking the aborigines were killing themselves in record numbers compared to the rest of the country because of their pathetic conditions. Nope its all because of the Marijuana they are smoking.
Damn that weed
^(your all bright enough to notice the sarcasm above right ?)
Looks an ugly time for Marijuana smokers. OUr conservative federal goverments ignored it as bes thtey could right now, but with a few marijuana leads to depression type studies they now think they can blame all of societys ills on this one drug. Hide your pot its getting ugly outside...
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Marijuana-related suicide an epidemic, says MP
November 25 2002
Marijuana-related suicide had reached epidemic proportions in Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory, the NT government's most senior indigenous MP said today.
Community Development Minister John Ah Kit said his government had to reduce marijuana abuse, which had increased markedly in black communities in recent years.
In one community of 650, there were 30 suicide attempts last year related to marijuana smoking, Mr Ah Kit said,
During a one-month period, three of the attempts succeeded.
"Marijuana is sweeping across our communities in major proportions and it is a real concern," Mr Ah Kit told ABC radio.
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"People are buying this marijuana and when they have an opportunity, mix it up with alcohol.
"There's some sort of fusion; people become paranoid and people are committing suicide.
"We need to start to turn it around; we can't continue to allow this suicide stuff happen in epidemic proportions."
Police Minister Paul Henderson would be making a cabinet submission on the marijuana problem soon, Mr Ah Kit said.
A parliamentary select committee on substance abuse would make its recommendations early next year.
Marijuana is rarely cultivated around Aboriginal communities.
Mr Ah Kit said the supply and distribution was organised and involved both indigenous and non-indigenous people.
ATSIC northern zone commissioner Kim Hill said communities had to take responsibility by not protecting dealers.
"We can throw millions of dollars into programs; however if the people in the communities don't take responsibility and dob these people in, we're just going to waste a lot of money and waste an lot of time," Mr Hill said.
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