alcohol

Recent regulatory changes in Ontario affect how alcohol can be served and sold at events hosted on municipal property. Some of these changes may increase the risk of health harms to patrons, event staff, and the public due to alcohol use, which remains a leading, preventable cause of disease, injury, and death in Ontario. Municipalities have the authority to reduce these potential risks by requiring events to adopt additional mitigation measures; this also has the benefit of reducing liability to the municipality.

This event will be live webcasted as well. At the time of the event, please log in at : http://camh.adobeconnect.com/nov15_ro/ Ensure you have signed in 15 minutes prior to the start time, in case we need to troubleshoot audio or video.

To join via webinar, click on this link at the time of the event: http://camh.adobeconnect.com/nov8md/.

Presenter: Kevin Shield, Ph.D.

This monthly peer support group is your chance to connect with other women in your situation, share and strategize around relapse prevention and celebrate each other's recovery successes!

It will take place on Saturday, October 26th, from 1:30pm-3pm EST, and it will be possible to attend this event online and in-person, meaning that those of you who are away or living abroad will be able to join us, too.

Cost for the 90mins is CAD $60 + HST.

This event will be live webcasted as well, please log in at: http://camh.adobeconnect.com/jf_oct25/. Ensure you have signed in 15 minutes prior to the start time, in case we need to troubleshoot audio or video.

With 1 out of 2 Canadian seniors experiencing emotional distress in the past year and 1.4 million elderly Canadians reporting loneliness, a risk factor for suicide and other health problems, it is clear that Canada’s senior population is experiencing mental health challenges that urgently need to be addressed. In spite of the critical demand for treatment and services, seniors are often under-treated for their mental health challenges for many reasons; among them: misdiagnoses, stigma, physical and financial challenges, and lacking service availability.

Direct registration link: https://is.gd/TERSeptember2019

A big thank you to Sheryl Spithoff for clearly stating the public health side of this debate. Check out the article in the Toronto Star and be sure to vote in their short poll!

https://www.thestar.com/opinio...ules-on-alcohol.html

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This workshop is your chance to connect with other women in your situation, share and strategize around relapse prevention and celebrate each other's recovery successes!

Provide your feedback on Health Quality Ontario's draft quality standard on alcohol use and alcohol use disorder.

The draft quality standard outlines quality care for people aged 15 and older and is based on the best evidence, along with input from clinicians, patients and caregivers.

Accompanying the draft standard is a patient guide to help people ask questions and have informed discussions with their health care providers.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

With the 2019 Ontario budget came many changes to alcohol policy.

 Current research by Myran shows why Ontarians should be concerned about these changes.

A new study with a press release that claims "No safe amount of alcohol during pregnancy, suggest researchers" was published on Friday.

In this study, they did brain scans of "21 healthy teenage subjects and 19 subjects with prenatal alcohol exposure" (PAE). They found that people with PAE had different brain activation to touch and had reduced scores for cognitive measures. Ok, fine.

People under age 50 with hearing loss misuse prescription opioids at twice the rate of their hearing peers, and are also more likely to misuse alcohol and other drugs, a new national study finds. This means that health care providers may need to take special care when treating pain and mental health conditions in deaf and hard-of-hearing young adults, the researchers say.

Are you interested in finding out how different provinces are doing in reducing harms associated with alcohol? 

If so, register for this upcoming webinar presented by the Canadian Alcohol Policy Evaluation (CAPE) Project Research Team on strategies to reduce alcohol- related harms and costs accross Canada.

Register for the webinar here: https://reducealcoholharms.eventbrite.ca 

See the attached flyer for more information about the webinar.

Binge and heavy drinking may trigger a long-lasting genetic change, resulting in an even greater craving for alcohol.

"We found that people who drink heavily may be changing their DNA in a way that makes them crave alcohol even more," said Distinguished Professor Dipak K. Sarkar. "This may help explain why alcoholism is such a powerful addiction, and may one day contribute to new ways to treat alcoholism or help prevent at-risk people from becoming addicted."

"A General Pharmacology Overview of Substances is essential to addictions counselling, as having a basic understanding of Pharmacology is critical to treatment options and outcomes therefore, it will further inform your clinical practice."  Ian Robertson, MSW, RSW.