0 Health Ontario's proposed plan to broaden alcohol sales will harm people, say public health officials The Ontario government's plans to broaden alcohol sales to privately operated stores in the province could lead to higher consumption rates and related harms, write commentary authors in CMAJ (...
Other governments have shown recognition of the potential of newer, science-oriented approaches and have supported research and education as well as therapeutic activities, sometimes through special institutions such as Canada’s Addiction Research Foundation, supported by the province of Ontario; the Finn...
Replied by John (Ontario) 08/31/2015 Actually, the 'story' this guy told about his 'neighbor' may have been initially true but it is one of those circulating urban tales. I won't say it's an urban 'myth' but I have read almost identical stories on the web many times before with...
I corral my son toward the correct escalator using a piece of candy I had found in my coat earlier that day. “There’s got to be one decent beer on tap,” I tell myself as we approach, like a fucking idiot who has never dined at a mid-tier franchise restaurant in London, Ontari...
Each participant was asked how often, on average, she consumed each type of alcoholic beverage over the previous year, using standardised portion of each beverage (a 12-oz bottle or a can of beer, a 4-oz glass of wine, or a 1.5-oz serving of liquor). Alcohol intake (in g per day...
A single alcohol drink serving contains about 14 grams of ethanol or “pure” alcohol which could be 12 oz. of beer (about 5% alcohol), 8-9 oz. of malt liquor (about 7% alcohol), 1.5 oz. of hard liquor (about 40% alcohol), or 5 oz. of wine (about 12% alcohol). Fa...
thus also serving as the mediator of popular recreation. By helping to reduce tension and fears and preoccupation with safety, alcohol can reduce as well as stimulate the impulse to engage in aggressive or dangerous activities. Just as drinkingfacilitatesdangerous and uninhibited sex and driving by ...