Highlights the correlation between cannabis use and admission to inpatient psychiatry beds in Ontario between 2007 and 2017. The study shows that prior cannabis use was common among people at first admission to inpatient psychiatry.
Ottawa, September 15, 2022 — The effects of drug-impaired driving (DID) are underreported and therefore not well understood in Canada.
Provides resources to promote National Addiction Awareness Week 2018.
Presents the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction’s submission to the Office of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Controlled Substances and Overdose Response Directorate at Health Canada, as part of consultations.
Alcohol and tobacco use together cause the most harm— accounting for 63% of total amount.
Outlines evidence suggesting the Standardized Field Sobriety Test can be supplemented with other tests and observations to help law enforcement officers detect potential cannabis impairment in drivers.
