Cannabis

Table 40 shows the age distribution of the courses of treatment delivered to the Barwon South Western region, PCPs, selected constituent LGAs, and Victoria where cannabis was identified as the primary drug of concern.

This tables shows:

· Over half of all courses of treatment with cannabis as a primary drug were delivered to persons aged between 20 and 34 years, for the state of Victoria.

· A larger proportion of treatment recipients where cannabis was a primary drug of concern in Barwon PCP, and Colac-Otway shire in particular, were aged less than 20 years, compared with the other two PCPs.

· A larger proportion of persons who were delivered treatment with cannabis as a primary drug of concern were aged 35 years and over in the South West PCP and the city of Warrnambool, compared with Barwon PCP, Southern Grampians-Glenelg PCP, and the region.

· Courses of treatment with cannabis as a primary drug delivered to the Barwon South Western region were somewhat younger than those delivered across the whole state.



Table 41 shows the sex distribution for courses of treatment delivered to the Barwon South Western region, PCPs, constituent LGAs and Victoria where cannabis was the primary drug of concern.

This table shows:

· Around two thirds of all courses of treatment with cannabis as a primary drug of concern were delivered to males for the Barwon South Western region and the state of Victoria.

· The proportion of males who received treatment for cannabis in the Southern Grampians- Glenelg PCP was much higher compared with other PCPs, the region and the state.

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