Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Tobacco use is a strong indicator of other substance use and risky behaviour among 15-19 year olds, says new report by the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (link to PDF, 2 pages)
News Release
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA)
December 6, 2006
Risks Associated with Tobacco Use in Youth Aged 15-19 (link to PDF, 8 pages)
Poll: most blame drugs for B.C. homeless problem
CTV News
December 5, 2006
DEAD END STREETS
In the first part of a Globe series on homelessness in Vancouver, MARK HUME looks at the complex life and tragic death of a promising would-be musician
MARK HUME
Globe and Mail
December 4, 2006
First responders for young people (link to PDF, 36 pages)
Visions
BC's Mental Health and Addictions Journal
BC Partners for Mental Health and Addictions Information
Vol. 3, No. 2
Fall 2006
Mother care
Linda Jackson
Guardian
December 6, 2006
Drink and drugs pupils excluded
BBC News
December 6, 2006
Fewer babies being exposed to alcohol before birth
Martha Kerr
Reuters Health
December 5, 2006
Tuesday, December 5, 2006
No jail time for Grand Manan rioters
CBC News
December 4, 2006
Cocaine use on the rise in northern Manitoba
CBC News
December 4, 2006
Drug-stealing cop's dismissal sends a message: prosecutor
CBC News
December 4, 2006
Pediatricians say ads contribute to eating disorders, alcohol abuse
CBC News
December 4, 2006
Drink and Drugs News (link to PDF, 24 pages)
Federation of Drug and Alcohol Professionals (FDAP) and WIRED, UK
December 4, 2006
CentreLines (link t PDF, 8 pages)
Newsletter of the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC)
University of New South Wales (Australia)
November 2006
Head of drugs body scathing over policy
By MARTYN McLAUGHLIN
The Herald
December 5, 2006
YMCA tells the Executive: You've got wrong policy on young offenders
By Aura Sabadus
The Scotsman
December 5, 2006
Festive overdose risk highlighted
BBC News
December 4, 2006
Monday, December 4, 2006
Impaired driving deaths deserve life terms, chief says
ALAN CAIRNS
London Free Press
December 4, 2006
N.B. mom wants boozy chocolates off store shelves
Chronicle Herald
December 4, 2006
New fire marshal expected to be tough on grow-ops
CTv News
December 3, 2006
'Dry' town just a myth
Inuit community caught between bootleggers and alcohol laws that aren't working
MARIE WADDEN
Toronto Star
December 2, 2006
P.E.I. considering youth addiction centre
CBC News
December 1, 2006
Checkstops and patrols aim to catch impaired drivers
Alberta Infrastructure and Transportation
Information Bulletin
December 1, 2006
Low tolerance for high drivers
The federal Conservatives want to amend the Criminal Code to better target stoned motorists. Is it a safety measure, an electoral ploy, or a new way to bust potheads?
PATRICK LEJTENYI
Montreal Mirror
November 30 - December 6, 2006
TIRF releases report on cannabis and driving
Traffic Injury Research Foundation
News Release
November 29, 2006
The Road Safety Monitor: drugs and driving (link to PDF, 29 pages)
B.C. drug traffickers expanding into meth
A Canadian cartel buys Asian chemicals and could use its Ecstasy and pot distribution lines for meth
STEVE SUO
The Oregonian
December 4, 2006
Ross Fitzgerald: Turning a blind eye to alcohol addiction
It's a disgrace that public policy is so soft on this most harmful of drugs
The Australian
December 4, 2006
Do you drink much more than you think?
Amanda Ursell
Times Online
December 2, 2006
Problem drinking increases older men's fall risk
Reuters Health
December 1, 2006
Majority of Young Adults Who Use Prescription Pain Relievers Nonmedically Obtain the Drugs Free from a Friend or Relative; Few Obtain Over Internet (link to PDF, 1 page)
CESAR Fax
Center for Substance Abuse Research
University of Maryland
Volume 15, Issue 47
November 27, 2006
Friday, December 1, 2006
Police lay drunk-driving charge as mother killed while jogging
OLIVER MOORE AND NICOLE O'REILLY
Globe and Mail
December 1, 2006
Fatal combination
Ancaster News
December 1, 2006
On the lookout for illegal activity
Peace officers will probe complaints
SHERRI BORDEN COLLEY
Chronicle Herald
December 1, 2006
Operation Christmas raising funds for MADD
PATRICIA BROOKS ARENBURG
Chronicle Herald
December 1, 2006
COMMITTEE UNDERTAKES SECOND PHASE OF DATE RAPE/CLUB DRUGS AWARENESS
PEI Liquor Control Commission
News Release
December 1, 2006
Liquor commission promotes responsible hosting
CBC News
November 30, 2006
Host: a guide for responsible entertaining (link to PDF, 24 pages)
Impaired driving the focus of National Safe Driving Week
Communications New Brunswick
News Release
November 30, 2006
Nine of Canada's Best Social Service Agencies Share in $70,000 Prize Money at Donner Awards for Excellence
The Fraser Institute
News Release
November 30, 2006
Alcohol Research Quarterly (link to PDF, 6 pages)
Alcohol Policy Network
July - September 2006
Harsh drug laws drive sharp rise in prisoners
Tim Reid
Times Online
December 1, 2006
Meth use on the rise on U.S. East Coast
CTV News
November 30, 2006
Pushing back against meth: a progress report on the fight against methamphetamine in the United States (link to PDF, 55 pages)
New clue to red wine's heart-protecting effect
Reuters Health
November 29, 2006
National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (link to PDF, 6 pages)
Alcohol Alert
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
U.S. National Institutes of Health
No. 70, October 2006
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Send addicts to country, MLA urges
District board cool to Mayencourt plan to set up rehab programs on B.C. farms
PETTI FONG
Globe and Mail
November 30, 2006
Delegates play safe on hot-button policy proposals
Peter O'Neil
Times Colonist
November 30, 2006
Volunteers offer rides home
Operation Red Nose, spot checks combat impaired driving
JESSICA LEEDER
Toronto Star
November 30, 2006
Tory calls for marijuana grow-op registry
CTV News
November 29, 2006
More than one in three patients hospitalized for mental illness are readmitted within one year of their discharge
Thirty percent of all general hospital days stayed in 2003-2004 involved a patient with a primary or secondary diagnosis of mental illness
Canadian Institute of Health Information
News Release
November 29, 2006
Download the report: Hospital Mental Health Services in Canada 2003-2004
Minister Day applauds another blow to organized crime
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada
News Release
November 29, 2006
METH TRAINING FOR FIRST RESPONDERS EXPANDED IN RURAL MANITOBA
Government of Manitoba
News Release
November 29, 2006
Focus: U.S. Myths About Methamphetamine
DrugScope
November 30, 2006
The Weighty Responsibility of Drinking for Two
JULIA MOSKIN
New York Times
November 29, 2006
'People's vodka' urged for Russia
Steven Eke
BBC News
November 29, 2006
Rewards for abstaining reduce methamphetamine use
Reuters Health
November 29, 2006
Swiss back new European drug agenda
SwissInfo
November 28, 2006
War on drugs strengthens Afghan mafia
Rachel Morarjee in Kabul
Financial Times
November 27, 2006
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