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General Overview

The latest dedicated national survey on alcohol and other drugs was the Canadian Addiction Survey (CAS). The CAS is the most comprehensive dedicated survey ever conducted on alcohol and other drugs in Canada. This survey was conducted in partnership between Health Canada, the Canadian Executive Council on Addictions (CECA includes the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA), the Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse commission (AADAC), the Addictions Foundation of Manitoba (AFM), the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Prince-Edward-Island Provincial Health Services, and the Kaiser foundation), the Centre for Addictions Research in British Columbia, and the provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and British Columbia.

The Canadian Addiction Survey (CAS) sought to determine the prevalence and patterns of substance use by Canadians aged 15 and older; to assess the contexts of use and the extent of the harms that result from alcohol and drug use, to identify risks and consequences of alcohol and other drug use, and to assess public opinion, views, knowledge and attitudes towards substance use policies.

Canadian Addiction Survey (2004): Prevalence of Use and Related Harms
2004 - Highlights Reports (PDF will open in a new window)2004 - Highlights Reports [pdf] 14 pages, ISBN: 1-896323-27-8
2005 - Detailed report (PDF will open in a new window)2005 - Detailed report [pdf] 101 pages, ISBN: 1-896323-39-1

Here are some historical sources of information on alcohol and other drugs use produced by Health Canada.

Canada's Alcohol and Other Drugs Survey, 1994
Preview 1995 Preview 1995 (PDF version will open in a new window) 1995, 6 pages, Cat. H39-338/1995E, ISBN 0-662-23876-1
A Discussion of the Findings A Discussion of the Findings (PDF version will open in a new window) 1997, 92 pages, Cat. H39-338-/1-1994E, ISBN 0-662-24330-7

Horizons 1994: Alcohol and Other Drug Use in Canada Horizons 1994: Alcohol and Other Drug Use in Canada (PDF version will open in a new window) 1994, 56 pages, Cat. H39-307/1994E, ISBN 1-896323-00-6
Horizons One: Older Canadians' Alcohol and Other Drug Use: Increasing Our Understanding Horizons One: Older Canadians' Alcohol and Other Drug Use: Increasing Our Understanding (PDF version will open in a new window) 1995, 63 pages, Cat H39-307/1-1995E, ISBN 0-662-23116-3
Horizons Two: Canadian Women's Alcohol and Other Drug Use: Increasing Our Understanding Horizons Two: Canadian Women's Alcohol and Other Drug Use: Increasing Our Understanding (PDF version will open in a new window) 1996, 56 pages, Cat H39-307/2-1996E, ISBN 1-896323-10-3
Horizons Three: Young Canadians' Alcohol and Other Drug Use: Increasing Our Understanding Horizons Three: Young Canadians' Alcohol and Other Drug Use: Increasing Our Understanding (PDF version will open in a new window) 1996, 93 pages, Cat. H39-307/3-1996F, ISBN

The Use of Alcohol and Other Drugs by Older Canadians and Its Consequences

For other surveys, reviews and profiles on alcohol and other drugs use in Canada, please click here.
Last Updated: 2004-10-01 Top
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