Alcohol

The toxic standards that have shaped coverage of drug use in Canada

While a health crisis has unfolded, newsrooms have had to learn to do better. But the changes in framing haven’t always come fast enough or extended to the workers with lived experience

‘Why would I not keep going?’ Month-long sobriety challenges establish healthy habits

Dry January and Sober October could be the start to forming long-term, healthier relationships with alcohol.

Viral response to alcohol guidelines highlights need for harm-reduction messaging

Highlighting the harm reduction aspects of the new alcohol intake guidelines could go a long way in helping consumers make better choices and help bridge the gap between patients and clinicians.

Context matters: Canada’s guidance on alcohol and health needs a rethink

The public should be given the right information to understand the risks associated with alcohol consumption. But Canada's new drinking guidelines leave something to be desired.

It’s time to revise Canada’s low-risk alcohol drinking guidelines

Canadians' alcohol use has increased significantly over the past decade. It's time to update low-risk drinking guidelines set in 2011.

Episode 45 – Preventative Medicine: the Mediterranean Diet and the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

Fighting fire with fire: Managed Alcohol Programs need to be widely implemented

I park my car but before I get out of the parking lot I need to check on the man and woman under their cardboard box to ensure they are still breathing.

Is the pandemic turning me into a problem drinker?

Episode 6 – Rapid Fire Cardiovascular

Keep Calm and Get Your Analgesic On: Acupuncture for Migraine Prophylaxis and Pregabalin for Sciatica

Alcohol and pregnancy: Is it safe to have a little?

Replay: Amol’s 10 Favourite Papers of 2015

To prevent FASD, empower women

Ontario must rethink alcohol sales

Amol’s 10 Favourite Papers of 2015

Health care system is failing people with alcohol addiction, say experts

Summer Replay 2: Reducing c-sections and prednisolone vs. pentoxifylline for alcoholic hepatitis

A Hippocratic Dilemma: Reducing rates of c-sections and prednisolone vs. pentoxifylline for alcoholic hepatitis.

It’s time to make addictions medicine a bigger part of medical education

Canadian alcohol pricing research makes waves abroad, not so much at home