This booklet was created by participants involved in Advancing Collaborative Action on FASD Prevention, a one-day workshop hosted by the Centre of Excellence for Women’s
Month: July 2021
Protecting women and girls from tobacco and alcohol promotion
Feeny E, Dain K, Varghese C, Atiim G A, Rekve D, Gouda H N et al. Protecting women and girls from tobacco and alcohol promotion BMJ 2021; 374 :n1516 doi:10.1136/bmj.n1516 Gender transformative measures could curb the industries’ expansion into low and middle income
Depression remains a neglected public health problem among pregnant women in Northwest Ethiopia
Beyene, G.M., Azale, T., Gelaye, K.A. et al. Depression remains a neglected public health problem among pregnant women in Northwest Ethiopia. Arch Public Health 79, 132 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-021-00649-6 Abstract Background
Parental substance and alcohol abuse: Two ethical frameworks to assess whether and how intervention is appropriate
Snoek, A., & Horstkötter, D. (2021). Parental substance and alcohol abuse: Two ethical frameworks to assess whether and how intervention is appropriate. Bioethics, 00, 1– 9. https://doi.org/10.1111/bioe.12920 Abstract Ethical frameworks can support professionals’
Updated Suite of Resources on Provincial, Territorial and Sex-Specific Harms of Substance Use in Canada
Costs related to substance use in Canada continue to be astronomical, totalling $46 billion in 2017. The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA),
New Resource: Differences in Cannabis Perceptions Among Canadian Adolescent Boys and Girls
Cannabis is the second most widely used substance among youth in Canada, after alcohol. Recent evidence suggests adolescent boys and girls use cannabis differently. Gender