Alcohol carries a special social and cultural significance in Canada. It is also the most commonly used substance. While drinking is a personal choice, those
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Have you heard… CCSA has officially launched their new website!
CCSA is pleased to inform you that they have officially launched their new website! Over the past year, they have been working hard on revamping
SisterSpace: Canada’s First Women-Only Shared Using Room
SisterSpace, located in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, is Canada’s first women-only overdose prevention site. In this short documentary, they highlight the unique trauma and gender
CanFASD: Media Week #4: Stigmatisation, Exaggeration, and Contradiction: An Analysis of Scientific and Clinical Content in Canadian Print Media Discourse About Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Prepared by John Aspler, at the IRCM’s Pragmatic Health Ethics Research Unit and McGill University’s Integrated Program in Neuroscience John graduated with a BSc in
CanFASD: Media Week #3: “You Don’t Want to Drink? What are you, Pregnant?!”: Representations of Alcohol Use During Pregnancy on Television
Eric Harding is a graduate student in the History Department at Laurentian University. He is also an Academic Writing Coach and a Research Assistant contributing
CanFASD: Media Week #2: Celebrities who have Committed to Limiting Alcohol Consumption
There are a number of reasons people may use alcohol in excess, including previous trauma, genetic susceptibility to alcohol use disorder, or to alleviate psychological