DIRS.INFO top alerts submit data jurnalism about API
login
Top related persons:
” - 1 Marissa B - 1 Dr - 1 Sanjay Gupta - 1 “ - 1 ” Esser - 1 Morley Safer - 1 Safer - 1
Top related locs:
United States TikTok
Top related orgs:
Canadian Institute for Substance - 2 CNN - 1 US Centers for Disease Control - 1 CDC - 1 CDC’s National - 1 CNN Health - 1 CBS - 1 Mr - 1

Search resuls for: "Canadian Institute for Substance"


3 mentions found


☆ Excessive alcohol drinking drove about 488 deaths per day during the pandemic, CDC says
  + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Jen Christensen | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +4 min
The average number of deaths related to excessive alcohol use increased more than 29% from 2016-17 to 2020-21, said the report, published Thursday. Drinking excessively can lead to deaths directly related to alcohol, such as alcoholic liver disease, alcohol poisoning, suicide by excessive alcohol use, crashes and falls, and fetal alcohol syndrome, among others. For the past two decades, deaths from excessive alcohol use have been increasing in the United States, the CDC said. “We know that there’s a lot of evidence about what works to prevent excessive drinking, and to reduce alcohol-related harm. While the new study focused on excessive alcohol use, it isn’t measuring the harms of all levels of alcohol use.
Persons: ”, Marissa B, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, “, ” Esser Organizations: CNN, US Centers for Disease Control, CDC, Canadian Institute for Substance, CDC’s National, CNN Health Locations: TikTok, United States
☆ How Red Wine Lost Its Health Halo
  + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Alice Callahan | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
“The answer to the riddle, the explanation of the paradox, may lie in this inviting glass,” Mr. Safer said, raising a glass of red wine to viewers. Safer said, that wine had “a flushing effect” that prevented blood clot-forming cells from clinging to artery walls. This, according to a French researcher who was featured in the segment, could reduce the risk of a blockage and, therefore, the risk of a heart attack. And researchers were finding that the Mediterranean diet, which has traditionally encouraged a glass or two of red wine with meals, was a heart-healthy way of eating, he added.
Persons: Morley Safer, Safer, Doctors, Tim Stockwell Organizations: CBS, Mr, Canadian Institute for Substance Locations: United States
☆ Analysis: Canada's decriminalization experiment no match for toxic drug supply
  + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Anna Mehler Paperny | Thomson Reuters | Toronto-Based Correspondent Covering Among Other Topics Migration | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +6 min
In part due to disruptions in supply stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, street drugs are increasingly laced with toxic or unknown ingredients, resulting in drug users overdosing and dying. Police in British Columbia file thousands of drug possession charges annually. Canada faced the challenge of an adulterated illicit drug supply before the United States did and has been quicker to adopt harm reduction tools to address drug overdose cases, said Lindsey Richardson, a research scientist at the B.C. Some of them still buy street drugs. 's latest plan is of no help to him because he runs the risk of taking something deadly each time he buys street drugs.
0 next >>
Total: 3