A new report from CARBC suggests that BC’s introduction of the harmonized sales tax (HST) provides a golden opportunity to reverse recent increases in alcohol-related deaths and hospitalizations.

BC residents are drinking more these days – in fact, BC’s per capita alcohol consumption is rising at a faster rate than in the rest of Canada. There is also evidence of increasing use and availability of crack cocaine, ecstasy and prescription medications in BC.

Is your teen doing drugs? According to a new report on substance use among BC high school students, prepared by the Centre for Addictions Research of BC and the McCreary Centre Society, the answer to that question is probably no.

Researchers at CARBC and Australia's National Drug Research Institute have discovered that when it comes to the issue of late-night drinking, there is a direct correlation between an increase in drinking hours and an increase in alcohol-related harms such as violence.

A new study conducted by CARBC reveals that 53% of all the alcohol consumed in Canada is consumed by just 10% of Canadian residents aged 15 years and older. This is the first time this figure has been calculated for Canada.

An international research team from Australia, Canada and the United States found that men who drank two or more standard drinks of alcohol a day are more likely to develop prostate cancer.

Fixed-site needle exchange services can protect vulnerable clients from increased health risks and open the door to other services such as counselling and income support, according to a new report released by two UVic nursing professors, Drs. Joan MacNeil and Bernie Pauly.

Teenagers and young adults involved in risky or even criminal lifestyles can turn their lives around with the right kind of support, according to a new report based on consultations with 75 BC youth aged 14 to 28.

The use of alcohol and illicit drugs is sending more and more people to hospital. A new CARBC report shows that alcohol causes more than twice as many deaths as all major illicit drugs combined, while tobacco causes the most deaths – 25 times that caused by illicit drugs.

In an editorial to be published in the BC Medical Journal on April 1, 2008, University of Victoria addictions researcher Dr. Benedikt Fischer and BC’s Provincial Health Officer Dr. Perry Kendall are calling on relevant authorities to implement a supervised consumption site trial for high-risk street drug users in Victoria.