Canadian Centre On Substance Use And Addiction

• Action needed to regulate sports-betting advertisements, expert says

  The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction wants a national strategy to address gambling-related harm.

  Money

  Jul 5, 2024
  
• Social cost of alcohol addiction in Canada outweighs government revenue by billions annually: report

  A recent study shows that net government revenue from alcohol sales was $13 billion in 2020 while the net social costs from alcohol use were $19 billion that year.

  Consumer

  Apr 28, 2024
  
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• Cancer warning labels will go on alcohol bottles in Ireland — a world first

  Ireland will be the first country in the world to put labels on alcohol warning of its reported risk of causing cancer beginning in May 2026.

  Health

  May 22, 2023
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• Study highlights risks of alcohol consumption in wake of new guidelines

  Researchers at the University of Calgary have discovered a troubling link between the COVID-19 pandemic and the spike in alcohol-related liver disease. 

  Health

  Feb 8, 2023
• Tiny wine options find home in B.C.’s market

  Multiple British Columbia wineries over the last several years have begun offering their product in smaller, single-serve cans and bottles.

  Consumer

  Feb 5, 2023
• ‘This isn’t about finger wagging’: New labels considered for alcohol to deter drinking

  A report on alcohol consumption suggests labels be put on beverage containers to inform consumers how many standard drinks are in a package, but some question the effectiveness.

  Consumer

  Feb 3, 2023
• New alcohol guidance: When are provinces planning to adopt measures?

  Politicians in charge of provincial and territorial liquor laws aren't hurrying to adopt or promote newly updated guidelines that advise a steep drop in Canadian drinking habits.

  Canada

  Jan 27, 2023
• Drinking too much? New guide on alcohol consumption outlines limits for Canadians

  Recommendations by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction say that drinking more than two standard drinks per occasion is associated with increased health risks.

  Canada

  Jan 17, 2023
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• Proposed update to Canada’s alcohol guidelines suggests as few as 3 drinks per week

  The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) eschews offering a specific daily or weekly limit in favour of outlining a continuum of risk and urging "less is better."

  Health

  Aug 30, 2022
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• Canada needs national standards to tackle substance use, expert says

  An expert on substance-use policy says there should be clearer standards for publicly funded residential addiction treatment programs in Canada.

  Health

  Nov 29, 2021