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Open versus Closed: The Risks Associated with Retail Liquor Stores during COVID-19
Published: 2020
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Canadians Under 54 Drinking More While at Home Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
Ottawa, April 15, 2020 — 25% of Canadians (aged 35–54) and 21% of Canadians (aged 18–34) say they have increased the amount of alcohol they drink while spending more time at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Only 10% of adults older than 54 say they have been drinking more alcohol since they began practicing social distancing and self-isolation.
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Brief Intervention: Negotiating a Plan [video 5]
To increase the likelihood of success in reaching the drinking change goals, the clinician asks the patient to anticipate potential obstacles and helps to identify ways of dealing with them.
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Brief Intervention: Exploring Related Issues [video 6]
When describing patterns of alcohol use, a patient may mention activities that are particularly dangerous such as driving while intoxicated. The clinician must then underscore the potential for serious consequences.
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Brief Intervention: Planning to Address Underlying Problems [video 7]
Since drinking at higher-risk levels is frequently tied to other social or mental health problems, the clinician flags these issues and takes some first steps toward addressing the underlying issues.
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Brief Intervention: Exploring Reasons for Drinking; Building Ambivalence [video 2]
The clinician asks the patient to identify benefits associated with alcohol use. The clinician then contrasts these felt benefits with the problems noted earlier in order to increase the patient’s ambivalence.
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