Alcohol consumption has increased in Canada since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, with isolation and stress resulting in a spike in drinking alcoholic beverages. In fact, a survey conducted by Statistics Canada in January 2021 showed that nearly one-quarter of...

The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has offered exemptions from certain regulations to Canadian carriers providing direct relief to the British Columbia flooding emergency while they transit through the U.S. The recent flooding has resulted in...

Child abuse and neglect are major public health concerns around the world today. When a child is exposed to illegal substance abuse, they often face other coexisting obstacles to normal life – neglect, abuse, violence, and other vulnerabilities. Frequently, child...

In recent months, Toronto has been preparing to request the federal government to decriminalize the possession of illicit drugs for personal use in the city in order to reduce the incidence of drug-related deaths. Following a public consultation on this subject, which...

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a significant increase in rates of opioid-related harms across North America, particularly involving fatal overdoses, which have also disproportionately impacted marginalized and racialized populations....

According to the results of a new study, the percentage of car crash deaths in the U.S. involving cannabis have doubled, while the percentage of deaths involving both cannabis and alcohol, have more than doubled between 2000 and 2018. The study was published in the...

In a recent landmark decision toward the prevention of drunk driving-related accidents and fatalities, the U.S. Congress has passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that will mandate anti-DUI technology on all new vehicles by as early as 2026. The new mandate is...

Earlier in November, a retired Saanich police officer was retroactively dismissed from his department following the conclusion of an investigation by B.C.'s Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner. The results of the investigation demonstrated that the police...

A recent article published by the U.K. news and media website Guardian examined the growing prevalence of sedatives and other drugs used with the intent to incapacitate someone, making them vulnerable to sexual assault. According to some reports, the so-called "date...