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Alcohol retail privatisation in Canadian provinces between 2012 and 2017. Is decision making oriented to harm reduction?

N. GIESBRECHT ; A. WETTLAUFER ; T. STOCKWELL ; K. VALLANCE ; C. CHOW ; N. APRIL ; M. ASBRIDGE ; R. CALLAGHAN ; S. CUKIER ; G. HYNES ; R. E. MANN ; R. SOLOMON ; G. THOMAS ; K. THOMPSON | 2021
Dans Drug and Alcohol Review (Vol.40, n°3, March 2021) Article : Périodique

INTRODUCTION: Policy changes may contribute to increased alcohol-related risks to populations. These include privatisation of alcohol retailing, which influences density of alcohol outlets, location of outlets, hours of sale and prevention of al[...]

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An examination of injection drug use trends in Victoria and Vancouver, BC after the closure of Victoria's only fixed-site needle and syringe programme

A. IVSINS ; C. CHOW ; S. MACDONALD ; T. STOCKWELL ; K. VALLANCE ; D. C. MARSH ; W. MICHELOW ; C. DUFF | 2012
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.23, n°4, July 2012) Article : Périodique

Background: Needle and syringe programmes (NSPs) have been established as effective harm reduction initiatives to reduce injection drug use (IDU)-related risk behaviours, including sharing needles. On May 31, 2008, Victoria, BC's only fixed site[...]

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Baseline assessment of alcohol-related knowledge of and support for alcohol warning labels among alcohol consumers in Northern Canada and associations with key sociodemographic characteristics

K. VALLANCE ; T. STOCKWELL ; J. ZHAO ; S. SHOKAR ; N. SCHOUERI-MYCHASIW ; D. HAMMOND ; T. K. GREENFIELD ; J. MCGAVOCK ; A. WEERASINGHE ; E. HOBIN | 2020
Dans Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (Vol.81, n°2, March 2020) Article : Périodique

OBJECTIVE: Evidence-informed alcohol warning labels (AWLs) are a promising, well-targeted strategy to increase consumer awareness of health risks. We assessed consumers' baseline knowledge of alcohol-related cancer risk, standard drinks, and low[...]

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Cancer warning labels on alcohol containers: A consumer's right to know, a government's responsibility to inform, and an industry's power to thwart

T. STOCKWELL ; R. SOLOMON ; P. O'BRIEN ; K. VALLANCE ; E. HOBIN | 2020
Dans Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (Vol.81, n°2, March 2020) Article : Périodique

Although the World Health Organization (WHO) declared alcohol a Class 1 carcinogen 30 years ago, few governments have communicated this fact to the public. We illustrate how alcohol industry groups seek to keep their customers in the dark about [...]

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Concordance of self-reported drug use and saliva drug tests in a sample of emergency department patients

S. MACDONALD ; C. J. CHERPITEL ; T. STOCKWELL ; G. MARTIN ; S. ISHIGURO ; K. VALLANCE ; J. BRUBACHER | 2014
Dans Journal of Substance Use (Vol.19, n°1-2, February-April 2014) Article : Périodique

The purpose of this study was to assess the concordance of self-reports of cannabis, cocaine and amphetamines usage, with a saliva point-of-collection drug test, the DrugWipe 5+, in an emergency department (ED) setting. Methods: A random sampl[...]

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Examining the impact of alcohol labels on awareness and knowledge of national drinking guidelines: A real-world study in Yukon, Canada

N. SCHOUERI-MYCHASIW ; A. WEERASINGHE ; K. VALLANCE ; T. STOCKWELL ; J. ZHAO ; D. HAMMOND ; J. MCGAVOCK ; T. K. GREENFIELD ; C. PARADIS ; E. HOBIN | 2020
Dans Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (Vol.81, n°2, March 2020) Article : Périodique

OBJECTIVE: Alcohol labels are one strategy for communicating health information to consumers. This study tested the extent to which consumers recalled alcohol labels with national drinking guidelines and examined the impact of labels on awarenes[...]

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News media and the influence of the alcohol industry: An analysis of media coverage of alcohol warning labels with a cancer message in Canada and Ireland

K. VALLANCE ; A. VINCENT ; N. SCHOUERI-MYCHASIW ; T. STOCKWELL ; D. HAMMOND ; T. K. GREENFIELD ; J. MCGAVOCK ; E. HOBIN | 2020
Dans Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (Vol.81, n°2, March 2020) Article : Périodique

OBJECTIVE: Media coverage of alcohol-related policy measures can influence public debate and is often more aligned with interests of the alcohol industry than public health. The purpose of this study was to examine the framing of news coverage o[...]

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Nonfatal overdose from alcohol and/or drugs among a sample of recreational drug users

G. MARTIN ; K. VALLANCE ; S. MACDONALD ; T. STOCKWELL ; A. IVSINS ; C. CHOW ; W. MICHELOW ; C. DUFF | 2014
Dans Journal of Substance Use (Vol.19, n°3, June 2014) Article : Périodique

The purpose of this study was to examine nonfatal overdose events experienced among a sample of recreational drug users. We sought to determine predictors of nonfatal overdose from alcohol and/or drugs among a sample of recreational drug users. [...]

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A 'standard joint'? The role of quantity in predicting cannabis-related problems

C. ZEISSER ; K. THOMPSON ; T. STOCKWELL ; C. DUFF ; C. CHOW ; K. VALLANCE ; A. IVSINS ; W. MICHELOW ; D. MARSH ; P. LUCAS | 2012
Dans Addiction Research and Theory (Vol.20, n°1, February 2012) Article : Périodique

The 'standard drink' concept is widely used as a standardized measure of alcohol consumption. There is no equivalent measure of cannabis consumption, perhaps due to challenges such as varied joint size, tetrahydrocannabinol content, and means of[...]

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Stratégies pour réduire les méfaits et les coûts liés à l'alcool au Canada : Une revue des politiques Fédérales

A. WETTLAUFER ; K. VALLANCE ; C. CHOW ; T. STOCKWELL ; N. GIESBRECHT ; N. APRIL ; M. ASBRIDGE ; R. C. CALLAGHAN ; S. CUKIER ; G. HYNES ; R. MANN ; R. SOLOMON ; G. THOMAS ; K. THOMPSON | 2019
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FRANÇAIS : Les coûts économiques annuels de la consommation d'alcool au Canada en 2014 ont été évalués à 14,6 milliards de dollars. Ils sont principalement attribuables aux répercussions sur les services de santé, l'application de la loi et la [...]

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The effects of alcohol warning labels on population alcohol consumption: An interrupted time series analysis of alcohol sales in Yukon, Canada

J. ZHAO ; T. STOCKWELL ; K. VALLANCE ; E. HOBIN | 2020
Dans Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (Vol.81, n°2, March 2020) Article : Périodique

OBJECTIVE: There is limited evidence that alcohol warning labels (AWLs) affect population alcohol consumption. New evidence-informed AWLs were introduced in the sole government-run liquor store in Whitehorse, Yukon, that included a cancer warnin[...]

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The relationship between minimum alcohol prices, outlet densities and alcohol-attributable deaths in British Columbia, 2002-09

J. ZHAO ; T. STOCKWELL ; G. MARTIN ; S. MACDONALD ; K. VALLANCE ; A. TRENO ; W. R. PONICKI ; A. TU | 2013
Dans Addiction (Vol.108, n°6, June 2013) Article : Périodique

Aim: To investigate relationships between periodic increases in minimum alcohol prices, changing densities of liquor stores and alcohol-attributable (AA) deaths in British Columbia, Canada. Design: Cross-section (16 geographic areas) versus ti[...]

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