He holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Applied Chemistry and a PhD in Medicinal Organic Chemistry from Dublin City University, and was also a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at Trinity College Dublin.

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Table 9: Risk factors associated with 55 sudden unexpected deaths in infancy (SUDI), which occurred when the infant was expected to be asleep, 2007-2012 Associated Risk factor Number % of SUDI No risk factors identified 1 1.9 Positions/Bedding Inability to cope with prone position 20 37 Wedging or other unusual position 5 9.3 Face under bedding 11 20.4 Co-sleeping / bed sharing 23 42.6 Unsafe bedding as defined by SIDS and KIDS 43 79.6 Temporary/improvised sleeping arrangements 5 9.3 Substance Abuse/Medications (Parental) Alcohol 12 22.2 Smoking 36 66.7 Cannabis 13 24.1 Other illicit drugs 0 0 Medications with a sedative effect 7 13.0 Child abuse/Neglect/Violence/Prison Evidence/suspicion of child abuse/neglect - this child 2 3.7 Evidence/suspicion of child abuse/neglect - other child 6 11.1 Child protection service involvement 10 18.5 Domestic violence 6 11.1 Parent in prison - at time of infant’s death 1 1.9 page 38 Maternal, Perinatal and Infant Mortality in

Information on this decision is available at: www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/foodsecretariat- publication-requests.htm Application A1039 – Low THC Hemp as a Food This application seeks approval to use Cannabis sativa with low levels of tetrahydrocannabinol, in both seed and seed oil, as a food.

Alcohol and Drug Use The presence of either alcohol and/or cannabis was detected in only three of the 13 deaths involving young people aged 10 –17 years.

A summary of the positive interventions included: • Purchase of drug education and awareness resources • Ten referrals made to the "Pathways to Healing" program camp • Drug counselling and education support in partnership with the Port Augusta Youth Health Clinic • General Practitioner integrated drug education youth health clinic consults • Youth drug and alcohol information and fun day at the Port Augusta Youth Centre • Drug education activities integrated in the Youth Sexual Health Week event • Four insert Pamphlets placed in the local newspaper focusing on 'How Drugs Affect You' — cannabis, ecstasy, amphetamines and general

(NB 23.6% of the sample were not sure it this was an issue, 18.7% ranked it as quite important and 21.2% ranked it as not important): M Coombs et al, “Certainty and Uncertainty about End of Life Care Nursing Practices in New Zealand Intensive Care Units: A Mixed Methods Study” (2015) 28 Australian Critical Care 82; R Syme, “Necessity to Palliate Pain and Suffering as a Defence to Medical Homicide”‘ (2009) 12 JLM 439, 442; P Hudson et al, “Legalizing Physician-assisted Suicide and/or Euthanasia: Pragmatic Implications” (2015) 13 Palliative and Supportive Care 1399, 1400. 19 The authors note the existence of new legal regimes that permit medicinal cannabis to be used as pain relief in limited circumstances, including palliative care.

The seeds used in these foods are from varieties of cannabis plants that have no psychoactive properties.

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