Professor Peter Butterworth

Professorial Fellow, Melbourne Institute, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Melbourne

Business & Economics

Behind the numbers on illicit drug use

Being the victim of violence is strongly linked to illicit drug use in Australia, and having parents who use cannabis significantly increases the likelihood of a child growing up to use them

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