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In its fight against cannabis consumption, Santé Publique France has decided to launch a new campaign. Thanks to audio testimonials and explanations from doctors, the organization wishes to raise awareness of the dangers of drugs without making consumers feel guilty.
Santé Publique France launched on November 24 and until December 17 his campaign of the fight against cannabis use. The aim of the “History of joints” project is “To improve consumers’ knowledge of the damage associated with cannabis consumption, to deconstruct received ideas as well as to support health professionals in their practice”. To do this, there is no question of demonizing or trivializing the use of this drug: Public Health France has decided to give a voice to cannabis users through two-minute illustrated audio testimonials. “Based on authentic stories, collected by surveys on the social networks of 3 media outlets of the Unify group (Fraîches, Héro as well as Minute Buzz)”, can we read in the press release.
In parallel with these testimonies, Laurent Karila, psychiatrist and addictologist at AP-HP and Jean-Michel Delile, psychiatrist and president of the Addiction Federation, decipher questions and received ideas in short one-minute videos. Among which, “does smoking cannabis help you sleep better?”; “Is smoking a joint less dangerous than smoking a cigarette?”; “What are the effects of cannabis on the brain?”. In all 6 themes are discussed and relate to sleep disorders, pulmonary disorders, mental disorders, bad-trips, cognitive disorders and disorders and risk factors. All videos link to the site Drogues-info-service.fr and towards the Doctissimo Youtube account where they are hosted.
Inform cannabis users without making them feel guilty
“Strengthening knowledge around the damage associated with cannabis consumption is fundamental: the health risks of cannabis are real and demonstrated, and all the more so when its consumption becomes intensive. Through this campaign, we want to inform consumers without making them feel guilty or judging them, to enable them to make informed choices for their health and facilitate dialogue between health professionals and consumers ” declared Viêt Nguyen Thanh, Head of the Addictions unit at Public Health France. It should be noted that Public Health France also provides healthcare professionals with useful content for their practice, thanks to a partnership with the International Journal of Medicine and the magazine What’s Up Doc.
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