Website on Cannabis awareness launched at seminar in Naas today

A seminar in the Killashee Hotel in Naas today saw the launch of the Cannabis & You website.

This website is an interactive tool for young cannabis users to encourage them to consider their use and make the changes that they decide.

This inter-agency initiative is led by the South Western Regional Drug & Alcohol Task Force (SWRDATF), with the support of Kildare CYPSC, Foróige Drug Prevention & Education Initiative (DPEI), an Garda Síochána, Kildare Youth Services, Extern and Youthreach, with funding from the Healthy Ireland Fund.

Speakers included Ed Sipler who currently works at the Addiction Treatment and Prevention, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust.

Ed undertakes research in Community Psychology, Health Psychology and Clinical Psychology.

Also speaking at the event was Nicola Fox Hamilton who holds an MSc in Cyberpsychology.

Nicola is a PhD researcher and member of the Cyberpsychology Research Group at the University of Wolverhampton. She has published several papers and book chapters in the area of online dating, romance and cyberpsychology.