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VeryWellHealth: Substance Abuse among Pregnant Women on the Rise During COVID-19
By Amanda Krupa, MSc The number of people struggling with substance use disorders has gone up during COVID-19, and a new study out of Washington
CCSA: National Addictions Awareness Week 2020
Excerpt taken from https://www.ccsa.ca/national-addictions-awareness-week This Year Declare, Change Begins with Me! National Addictions Awareness Week (NAAW) is from November 22 to 28. Change Begins with
Preventing FASD and Intimate Partner Violence During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Twenty years ago, Astley, Bailey, Talbot, and Clarren (2000) [1] published a study that revealed how common intimate partner violence (IPV) was amongst mothers of
Exploring the linkages between substance use, COVID-19, and intimate partner violence
Brabete, A. C., Greaves, L., Poole, N., Wolfson, L., Stinson, J., Allen, S.Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health Vancouver, BC Canada IntroductionIntimate partner violence (IPV)
CCSA: New Resource on Rapid Access Models of Care
The COVID-19 pandemic coinciding with the ongoing opioid crisis has led to an increase in deaths due to opioid poisoning. However, we are also seeing