Amanda Farrell-Low

Amanda Farrell-Low is the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research's Communications Officer, based in CISUR's Victoria office. She helps to promote the work CISUR does, as well as spread the word about research and news in the substance use and harm reduction fields. She has worked as a journalist in Victoria for over 10 years, with a special focus on music, arts and culture.

Projects

• Canadian Alcohol Policy Evaluation
• Effects of COVID-19 on alcohol and cannabis sales and alcohol- and cannabis-related hospitalizations and deaths in BC
• Unsupervised Alcohol Consumption on Municipal Properties in BC

Publications

• An assessment of federal alcohol policies in Canada and priority recommendations: Results from the 3rd Canadian Alcohol Policy Evaluation Project
• Canadian Alcohol Policy Evaluation (CAPE): Federal Results
• Canadian Alcohol Policy Evaluation (CAPE): Policy Domain Results (Federal)
• Canadian Alcohol Policy Evaluation (CAPE) 3.0: Best Practice Policy Leaders (Provincial/Territorial)
• Canadian Alcohol Policy Evaluation (CAPE) 3.0: Methodology and Evidence (Federal and Provincial/Territorial)
• Canadian Alcohol Policy Evaluation (CAPE) 3.0 Project: Policy Domain Results Summary (Provincial/Territorial).
• Co/Lab Campbell River Community Report: Piloting equity-oriented Monitoring for Substance Use and Health in British Columbia Communities
• Évaluation des politiques canadiennes sur l’alcool (CAPE) 3.0 Résultats fédéraux
• Méthodologie et revue des éléments probants (à l’échelle fédérale, provinciale et territoriale)
• Policy Brief: Not Just a Walk in the Park: Unsupervised Alcohol Consumption on Municipal Properties in BC
• Projet 3.0 de l’Évaluation des politiques canadiennes sur l’alcool (CAPE) : Résumé des résultats par domaines d’action (provinciaux et territoriaux)
• Report: Not Just a Walk in the Park: Unsupervised Alcohol Consumption on Municipal Properties in BC
• Sales and Revenue from Regulated Cannabis Products in BC: October 2018-December 2020
• Translating the lived experience of illicit drinkers into program guidance for cannabis substitution: Experiences from the Canadian Managed Alcohol Program Study
• What We Heard: Co/Lab Community Dialogues Trends and Recommendations for Action on the Toxic Drug Emergency