The study found that rates of death involving alcohol increased 85 percent among women from 1999 to 2017.Credit…Benoit Tessier/Reuters By Matt Richtel The number of women
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Maternal adverse childhood experiences are associated with binge drinking during pregnancy in a dose-dependent pattern: Findings from the All Our Families cohort
Cheryl L.Currie, James L.Sanders, Lisa-MarieSwanepoel, Colleen M.Davies https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.104348 Abstract Background Binge drinking (BD) is a serious risk factor for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) and
CBC: Family doctors should begin screening patients for alcohol addiction at age 12, B.C. guideline says
Camille Bains · The Canadian Press Russell Purdy, 33, suffered from addictions for years before going into treatment. The Surrey, B.C., man, who started drinking as a
What Is Your “Relationship” with Alcohol? Casual friendship, relationship, or commitment?
The title of her book, Drinking: A Love Story, by Caroline Knapp, succinctly captured the essence of the late author’s gradual descent into alcoholism. The end
CCSA: Overcoming Stigma Through Language (Primer)
Click here to download the resource. Stigma is a significant barrier to wellness and good health for people who use substances. WHAT’S IN THIS PRIMER:
Global News: The science of addiction: How our bodies get hooked on drugs, alcohol
Addiction, which affects roughly 21 per cent of Canadians at some point in their lives, can damage the brain, body and more. Unfortunately, the illness is often