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August
- Advocates sound alarm as opioid-related overdose deaths spike in Toronto (Gillian Kolla in Toronto.com)
- Advocates say changes in criminal prosecution of illicit drugs is step forward, but decriminalization is needed (Gillian Kolla on CTV News)
- Victoria pushes to prioritize housing for those who have been in town longer than a year (Bernie Pauly on CBC News)
- Deadlier drug mix deepens crisis; naloxone not effective against new substances (Bruce Wallace in Times Colonist)
- The big rise in small beer is the beginning of the end for hangovers (Tim Stockwell in Wired UK)
- Uncorking the truth about moderate drinking… as virus crisis sees many of us reaching for the bottle (Adam Sherk in Daily Mail)
- Government-sanctioned safe supply not enough to get some off fentanyl-laced street drugs (Bruce Wallace on CBC News)
July
- Sex workers left with nothing during crisis (Cecilia Benoit on CTV Montreal)
- Central Saanich council spills plans for alcohol in public parks (Adam Sherk in Black Press)
- Should We Be Drinking Less? (Tim Stockwell in the New York Times)
- Indigenous People Don’t Feel Safe Accessing Health Care. Here’s What Has to Change (Bernie Pauly in the Tyee)
- Substance use costs and harms (Tim Stockwell on the Jill Bennett show; starts at 13:26)
- Justin Trudeau Won’t Decriminalize Drugs, Despite Record Overdose Deaths in B.C. (Gillian Kolla in Vice)
June
- ‘I feel shock, I feel horror’: B.C. records highest-ever monthly total of overdose deaths (Bernie Pauly on CHEK News)
- Alcohol-related hospitalizations stubbornly high in Saskatchewan (Tim Stockwell in the Star Phoenix)
- 20 Questions with Stephenville's Cecilia Benoit (Cecilia Benoit in the Chronicle Herald)
- 'No more than one drink per day': Scientists claim even consuming alcohol within weekly 'low-risk' guidelines can harm your health (Adam Sherk in the Daily Mail)
- New study suggests drinking guidelines be reduced to maximum one a day (Adam Sherk in the Globe and Mail)
- Editorial: Let’s face it, Canada: Even drinking in moderation can be dangerous (Adam Sherk in the Globe and Mail)
- Pandemic Brings Renewed Focus to Sex Workers’ Rights (Cecilia Benoit in the Tyee)
May
- B.C. alcohol sales increase, along with concerns in pandemic (Tim Stockwell in the Times Colonist)
- Booze on the Beach: As Vancouver Eyes Looser Rules, an Expert Warns of Risks (Tim Stockwell in the Tyee)
- UVic sociologist among $100K Killiam Prize winners for work on health-care inequities (Cecilia Benoit in the Times Colonist/Canadian Press)
- COVID-19: How mainstream-media coverage of pandemic crime rates is getting it wrong (Marilou Gagnon in the Georgia Straight)
- ‘They do need to leave’: Deadline day for Victoria homeless camps on Pandora, Topaz (Bernie Pauly on CHEK News)
- Coronavirus: why managed alcohol programmes are essential for problem drinkers who are homeless (CMAPS in the Conversation UK)
- Booze industry brouhaha over Yukon warning labels backfired, study suggests (Kate Vallance on CBC North)
- Warning labels on cans and bottles helps curb drinking, B.C. study suggests (Tim Stockwell on Global News)
- Warning labels led to reduced sales at Whitehorse liquor store, study finds (Kate Vallance in Yukon News)
- Yukon Alcohol Labels (Tim Stockwell on CBC's As it Happens, starts at 49:20)
- Daphne Bramham: Cheers! Raising the price of alcohol could help pay for our COVID debt hangover, and keep us healthier (Tim Stockwell in Vancouver Sun/Postmedia)
April
- Without Safe Supply, Moving Homeless People into Hotels Could Kill (Marilou Gagnon in the Tyee)
- Tent-city deaths illustrate how crises are taking toll on Victoria’s homeless (Bernie Pauly in the Times Colonist)
- ‘Our system is broken’: COVID-19 pandemic could make opioid crisis more deadly, say scientists (Bernie Pauly on CHEK News)
- University of Victoria researchers say booze sales should be restricted, not encouraged
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- BC Moved to Enable an Opioid ‘Safe Supply’ on the Streets. How’s that Going? (Bernie Pauly in the Tyee)
- COVID-19: Let’s prevent, not chase, the illness for those who are unsheltered and inadequately housed (Bernie Pauly and Marilou Gagnon in the Georgia Straight)
- Limit alcohol supply during pandemic to reduce burden on front-line workers (Tim Stockwell on CBC North)
- It’s a Risky Time for People with Substance Use Issues (Bernie Pauly and Tim Stockwell in the Tyee)
- Regards #3 : Sans abris et Covid 19, une double crise de santé publique (Marilou Gagnon on Radio Victoria)
- Comment: Governments failing to embrace measures for virus, homeless (Bernie Pauly and Marilou Gagnon in Times Colonist)
- Liquor sales shoot up 40% in B.C. during COVID-19 (Tim Stockwell on CHEK News)
March
- Coronavirus isolation boredom making you drink more? This habit will help you stay healthy (Tim Stockwell in ABC News Life)
- How 'essential' are liquor stores, really? (Tim Stockwell in Regina Leader-Post)
- N.W.T. alcohol strategy won't work without community support, says MLA (Canadian Alcohol Policy Evaluation in CBC North)
- Are we really ... drinking less? Or why White Claw's arrival means more bad news for brewers (Tim Stockwell in PostMedia)
February
January
- Hawking heavy drinking (Tim Stockwell in Inside the Jar)
- Yep, doing Dry January really will make you healthier (for a while) (Tim Stockwell in Wired UK)
- Half of US Cancer Survivors Drink Alcohol (Tim Stockwell in Medscape Medical News)
- Researcher says only 25% of Canadian drinkers know alcohol causes cancer. A B.C. campaign wants to change that (Adam Sherk in CBC British Columbia)
- There's a 'range of benefits' to participating in a dry January, says researcher (Adam Sherk in CBC British Columbia)
December
- No one is monitoring deaths inside Vancouver's supportive-housing projects and the numbers are going up (Marilou Gagnon in the Georgia Straight)
- Recovering alcoholic urges rethink on beer in grocery stores (Adam Sherk in CBC New Brunswick)
- Prescription Alcohol Can Help Problem Drinkers (Bernie Pauly in Elemental by Medium)
November
- Do you know what constitutes a standard drink by Canada’s alcohol guidelines? (Tim Stockwell in the Toronto Star)
- Kanada wagt das Cannabis-Experiment (Tim Stockwell in Switzerland's Neue Zürcher Zeitung)
October
- Is It ‘Last Call’ for Unlabelled Alcohol? (Adam Sherk in Research2Reality)
- It’s Time to End Canada’s Simplistic Approach to Drug Policy (Karen Urbanoski, Marilou Gagnon, James Fraser and Stephanie Arlt in The Tyee)
- Canada needs an Alcohol Act to address the damage caused by this deadly carcinogen (Tim Stockwell in The Conversation Canada)
- British Columbians drinking less for the first time in nearly a decade (Tim Stockwell in PostMedia)
- Knowing who uses cannabis is key for public policy, says researcher (Russ Callaghan in CBC BC)
September
- B.C. and Yukon Association of Drug War Survivors calls for heroin buyer clubs (Bruce Wallace in Canadian Press)
- How to talk to your kids about your cannabis use (Dan Reist in Cottage Life)
- Cribsheet, Dinosaur Mummy, Maud Lewis, Unhealthy Alcohol (Tim Stockwell on Constant Wonder podcast)
- Majority of homeless support workers are women: Statistics Canada Report (Cecilia Benoit in Black Press)
August
- Thousands of B.C. nurses call for the province to save lives by decriminalizing drugs (Marilou Gagnon in the Georgia Straight)
- Pic de surdoses à Victoria (Marilou Gagnon in Radio-Canada)
- Trees Cannabis closures impact pain management for regular customers (Marilou Gagnon in Black Press)
- Drug checking takes on elevated role as illicit fentanyl sweeps country and fuels surge in overdose deaths (Bruce Wallace in the Globe and Mail)
- Canadian drinkers get 10% of their daily calories from alcohol, study finds (Adam Sherk in CBC BC)
- Oklahoma ruling in opioid lawsuit gives new hope to Canadians seeking billions from Big Pharma (Justin Sorge/CSUCH in TorStar)
- How many calories in a drink? Researchers say alcohol labels should spell it out (Adam Sherk in Canadian Press)
- How many calories in a drink? You might be surprised (Adam Sherk in Times Colonist)
July
- Vancouver police fentanyl seizures more than doubled in 2018 (Bernie Pauly in the Vancouver Sun)
- Hip and sober: the mocktail generation (Tim Stockwell on CBC Health)
- Women, young adults visiting the ER for alcohol-related issues in growing numbers (Tim Stockwell on Global News/MSN.ca)
- Alcohol-related ER visits are on the rise — and it's the tip of a very large iceberg (Tim Stockwell on Ottawa Citizen/PostMedia)
- Opinion: Safe consumption sites are key part of our health-care system (Marilou Gagnon in the Calgary Herald/PostMedia)
- Super Awesome Science Show: Mixology (Tim Stockwell on the Super Awesome Science Show podcast)
- Can Beer Be Wellness? (Adam Sherk on Elemental by Medium)
June
- Alcohol main cause of substance-related deaths in hospital (Tim Stockwell in Canadian Press)
- UNBC researcher leads study on cannabis-impaired driving (Russ Callaghan in Black Press)
- Yellowknife councillors reject looking into restricting liquor sales, changing store hours (Tim Stockwell and CAPE in CBC)
May
- More Canadians hospitalized per day for health conditions and injuries caused by alcohol or drugs than for heart attacks and strokes combined: report (Tim Stockwell and CAPE in the Globe and Mail)
- Study finds B.C.’s regulation of alcohol is second-best in the country but still far from great (CAPE Project in Black Press)
- Daphne Bramham: Alcohol, not opioids, is Canada's biggest drug problem (CAPE Project/CISUR research cited in Vancouver Sun/PostMedia column)
- How Much Alcohol Can You Drink Safely? (Tim Stockwell in the New York Times)
April
- B.C. gets near failing grade on implementing policies to reduce impacts of alcohol use, study says (Tim Stockwell on CHEK News)
- Ontario's proposed alcohol policies will increase harms, researchers say (CAPE Project in CBC/Canadian Press)
- BC alcohol policy report card (Tim Stockwell on CBC Vancouver's Early Edition; segment starts at 2:41:45)
- Trial project to test drugs for fentanyl gets $1.7M (Bruce Wallace in the Times Colonist)
- Drug-checking program in Victoria aims to prevent overdose deaths (Bruce Wallace on CBC Victoria)
- Alcohol on BC Ferries (Tim Stockwell on CBC Radio's BC Today)
- B.C. overdose prevention sites should be template for others, report says (Bruce Wallace in Vancouver Star/Canadian Press)
- The promise of — and problems with — 12-step programs (Karen Urbanoski on TVO Online)
- B.C. school district seeks to educate students about vaping risks (Tim Stockwell on CBC BC)
March
- Pills can help people control risky drinking, so why aren't doctors prescribing them? (Tim Stockwell in the Vancouver Sun/Postmedia)
February
- Territories get failing grades on curbing alcohol harms: study (Tim Stockwell on CBC North)
- Abundance of booze costing B.C. money and lives, researcher says (Tim Stockwell in the Vancouver Star)
- Alcohol policies fizzle for Canadian governments as harms overflow: reports (Tim Stockwell in the National Post/Canadian Press)
- OpEd: Find solutions to build safer community (Bernie Pauly and Marilou Gagnon in the Times Colonist)
- New impaired-driving laws put specific limits on range of drugs (Tim Stockwell and Scott Macdonald in the Times Colonist)
- B.C.'s lead role on overdose prevention sites a life-saver: study (Bernie Pauly and Bruce Wallace in the Times Colonist)
January
- You Might Have a Drinking Problem — And Not Even Know It (Tim Stockwell in Chatelaine)
- New year, no beer: Dry January's increasing popularity offers benefits, researchers say (Tim Stockwell on CBC BC)
- Is Dry January worth it? The pros and cons of cutting out alcohol (Tim Stockwell on Global News Online)
December
- 12/18/2018 - Video/article: Scott Macdonald on impaired driving (Saanich News)
- 12/18/2018 - TV interview/article: Tim Stockwell on new impaired driving laws (CHEK News)
November
- 11/05/2018 - Article: Tim Stockwell on women and alcohol (Yahoo Style)
- 11/05/2018 - Article: Tim Stockwell on the rise of #WineMom (Today's Parent)
- 11/14/2018 - Article/TV interview: Tim Stockwell on the cost of substance use in BC (Global News)
- 11/14/2018 - Article/radio interview: Tim Stockwell on the cost of substance use in the North (CBC North)
- 11/14/2018 - Article: Bernie Pauly on drug decriminalization (Victoria News)
- 11/19/2018 - Article: Bernie Pauly on safe drug supply (Black Press)
- 11/26/2018 - Article: Tim Stockwell on drinking in cold climates (MSN.com/Global News)
October
- 10/14/2018 - Article: CMAPS study cited in story on DTES managed alcohol program (Vancouver Sun)
- 10/16/2018 - TV interview: Tim Stockwell on cannabis legalization (CHEK News)
- 10/16/2018 - TV interview: Tim Stockwell on cannabis legalization (CTV News)
- 10/17/2018 - Article: Tim Stockwell on alcohol laws in Canada (The Walrus Magazine)
- 10/28/2018 - Op-ed: Bernie Pauly on affordable housing (Times Colonist)
- 10/29/2018 - Article: Adam Sherk on International Model of Alcohol Harms and Policies (InterMAHP) (Black Press)
September
- 09/08/2018 - Article: Karen Urbanoski and Dan Reist on 12-step addiction treatment (CBC News)
- 09/11/2018 - Article: Tim Stockwell named to Royal Society of Canada (Times Colonist)
August
- 08/10/2018 - Article: Tim Stockwell on buck-a-beer in Ontario (Global News)
- 08/17/2018 - Open letter: Bernie Pauly on tent cities (The Tyee)
July
- 07/18/2018 - Article: Tim Stockwell on decline in alcohol consumption amongst young people (Vancouver Magazine)
- 07/17/2018 - Article: Bernie Pauly on discrimination in tent cities (Black Press)
- 07/03/2018 - Article: Bernie Pauly on Managed Alcohol Programs (Sunday Post, Scotland)
June
- 06/28/2018 - Article: Cecilia Benoit on her Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation Fellowship (Times Colonist)
- 06/26/2018 - Article: Tim Stockwell on the Canadian Substance Use Cost and Harms (CSUCH) report (Canadian Press)
- 06/14/2018 - Radio interview: Bernie Pauly on BC's overdose crisis (CFAX 1070)
May
- 05/31/2018 - TV interview: Tim Stockwell on increase of harmful drinking in women (Global News)
- 05/21/2018 - Article: Tim Stockwell on industry interference in Northern Territories Alcohol Study (Globe and Mail)
- 05/17/2018 - Article: Tim Stockwell on vaping and alternative nicotine products (National Post)
April
- 04/14/2018 - Article: Tim Stockwell on alcohol industry-funded research (Huffington Post)
- 04/12/2018 - Article: Tim Stockwell on alcohol and breast cancer (Mother Jones)
March
- 03/21/2018 - Radio documentary: Tim Stockwell on Alcohol: Tonic or Toxin? (CBC's Ideas)
- 03/11/2018 - Article: Tim Stockwell on the Canadian Managed Alcohol Programs Study (Times Colonist)
- 03/07/2018 - Article: Audra Roemer on alcohol and energy drinks (Global News)
- 03/05/2018 - Article: Tim Stockwell on the Canadian Managed Alcohol Programs Study (CBC Edmonton)
February
- 02/28/2018 - Article: Bernie Pauly on the Canadian Managed Alcohol Programs Study (Canadian Press/National Post)
- 02/20/2018 - Article: Bernie Pauly on the Canadian Managed Alcohol Programs Study (CBC News)
- 02/16/2018 - Article: Tim Stockwell on the Yukon alcohol labelling study going forward (National Post)
- 02/15/2018 - Article: Lynne Belle-Isle on outdoor cannabis cultivation (Vic News)
- 02/13/2018 - Article: Lindsay Shaw on magic mushroom research (CBC News)
- 02/08/2018- Article: Bernie Pauly on Managed Alcohol Programs (Pacific Standard Magazine)
January
- 01/06/2018 - Article: Tim Stockwell on the Yukon alcohol labelling study (New York Times)
- 01/03/2018 - Article: Tim Stockwell on the Yukon alcohol labelling study (Toronto Star/Canadian Press)
- 01/02/2018 - Article: Tim Stockwell on the Yukon alcohol labelling study (National Post)
- 01/02/2018 - Radio Interview: Tim Stockwell on the Yukon alcohol labelling study (CBC As it Happens)
- 01/02/2018 - Article: Tim Stockwell on women, alcohol and health (Today's Parent)
December
- Radio interview - 12/13/2017: Bernie Pauly on peer workers in harm reduction (CFAX 1070)
- Radio interview/article - 12/13/2017: Bernie Pauly on supervised consumption services in Victoria (CBC News)
- Radio interview/article - 12/12/2017: Tim Stockwell on alcohol-related harms and policies in BC (CBC News)
- Radio interview - 12/10/2017: Tim Stockwell on alcohol harms and policies in Canada (CBC's Cross Country Checkup, starts at 1:26:56)
- Editorial - 12/09/2017: iMinds as an antidote to drug scare tactics (Times Colonist)
- TV interview/article - 12/05/2017: Tim Stockwell on new cannabis sale rules for BC (CHEK News)
- Radio interview/article - 12/05/2017: Tim Stockwell on alcohol consumption in BC (CBC News)
- Article - 12/01/2017: Dan Reist on the iMinds drug education tools (The Tyee)
November
- Article - 11/23/2017: Tim Stockwell on alcohol warning labels in the Yukon (Times Colonist)
- Article - 11/15/2017: Tim Stockwell on Scotland's minimum unit pricing for alcohol (Herald Scotland)
- Radio interview/article: 11/15/2017: Cecilia Benoit on sex workers as peer health advocates (CBC News)
- Article - 11/15/2017: Tim Stockwell/CISUR research on minimum alcohol pricing in Scotland (BBC News)
- Article - 11/08/2017: Cecilia Benoit on sex worker safety (Canadian Press)
- Article - 11/06/2017: Karen Urbanoski on substance use treatment for indigenous people (Canadian Press, Vancouver Sun)
October
- Article - 10/30/2017: Tim Stockwell on e-cigarettes (Globe and Mail)
- TV Interview - 10/08/2017: Karen Urbanoski on cannabis regulation (CHEK News)
September
- Article - 09/28/2017: Bernie Pauly on fentanyl on campus (Global News)
- Article - 09/20/2017: Tim Stockwell on minimum pricing for alcohol (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
- Radio interview - 09/08/2017: Bruce Wallace on the overdose crisis (CFAX 1070)
- Article - 09/05/2017: Cindy Andrew on drug education in BC schools (CBC Health)
August
- Article - 08/31/2017: Tim Stockwell on alcohol's role in opioid deaths (CBC Toronto)
- Television interview - 08/29/2017: Bernie Pauly on VicPD Fighting Fentanyl web series (CHEK News)
- Op-Ed - 08/27/17: Bernie Pauly on unintended consequences of housing policy (Times Colonist)
- Radio interview - 08/17/17: Bernie Pauly on BC Centre for Disease Control's new recommendations to reduce overdose deaths (CFAX 1070)
- Article - 08/16/17: Tim Stockwell on alcohol and heart disease (Fortune)
- Radio interview - 08/04/17: Bernie Pauly on recent BC overdose statistics and supervised consumption in Victoria (CFAX 1070)
- Article - 08/02/17: Tim Stockwell on alcohol and diabetes (Reuters Health)
July
- TV Interview/Article - 07/21/17: Tim Stockwell on e-cigarettes and vaping (CityNews)
June
- Article - 06/22/17: Tim Stockwell on alcohol-related hospitalizations in Canada (Postmedia)
- TV Interview/Article - 06/22/17: Tim Stockwell on alcohol-related hospitalizations in Canada (Global News)
- Radio Interview/Article - 06/22/17: Tim Stockwell on alcohol-related hospitalizations in Canada (CBC's The Current)
- Radio Interview - 06/16/17: Tim Stockwell on alcohol in grocery stores (CBC's BC Almanac)
- Article - 06/11/17: Lynne Belle-Isle on Canada's proposed cannabis legislation (Global News)
- Article - 06/04/17: Tim Stockwell on alcohol and heart disease (Sydney Morning Herald)
May
- Article - 05/31/17: Cindy Andrew on the overdose crisis and drug education in BC schools (Metro News)
- TV Interview - 05/28/17: Tim Stockwell on alcohol and heart disease (Global News)
- Radio Interview - 05/27/17: Graduate student Audra Roemer on alcohol and energy drinks (CBC's Quirks and Quarks)
- Article - 05/22/17: Tim Stockwell on alcohol and heart disease (International Business Times)
- TV Interview - 05/12/17: Adam Sherk on the public health benefits of regulating alcohol and other psychoactive substances (Global News BC)
- Radio Interview - 05/11/17: Adam Sherk on the public health benefits of regulating alcohol and other psychoactive substances (CFAX1070)
- Op-Ed Article - 05/11/17: Tim Stockwell on the public health benefits of regulating alcohol and other psychoactive substances (subscription: The Hill Times)
April
- Article - 04/13/2017: Lynne Belle-Isle on cannabis legalization in Canada (BBC)
- Article - 04/13/2017: Scott MacDonald on impaired driving given cannabis legalization in Canada (Times Colonist)
- Radio Interview - 04/13/2017: Lynne Belle-Isle on cannabis legalization in Canada (Roundhouse Radio)
- Radio Interview/Article - 04/05/2017: Cindy Andrew on talking to kids about cannabis (CBC)
March
- Article - 03/29/2017: Scott MacDonald on pot in the workplace (Times Colonist)
- TV Interview - 03/27/2017: Tim Stockwell on pending legalization of marijuana in Canada (CHEK News - starts :40)
- Radio Interview - 03/27/2017: CARBC PhD student Audra Roemer on her study about the risks of mixing energy drinks and alcohol (Roundhouse Radio)
- Radio Interview - 03/22/2017: CARBC PhD student Audra Roemer on her study about the risks of mixing energy drinks and alcohol (CFAX1070)
- TV Interview - 03/21/2017: CARBC PhD student Audra Roemer on her study about the risks of mixing energy drinks and alcohol (CTV News Vancouver Island - starts 5:28)
- Articles - 03/21-22/2017: CARBC PhD student Audra Roemer and Tim Stockwell's study on the risks of mixing energy drinks and alcohol (BBC, The Independent, Chicago Tribune, New York Post + others)
- Article - 03/19/2017: Bernie Pauly on the homelessness situation in Victoria (Victoria Times Colonist)
- Article - 03/13/2017: Announcement of Cecilia Benoit as a 2017 UVic Provost's Engaged Scholar (UVic News)
February
- Article & Radio Interview - 02/21/2017: Dan Reist on treating mental health and substance abuse issues the same way as physical injuries and illnesses at the workplace (CBC News)
- Article: - 02/21/2017: mention of CARBC's new handbook: "Patients Helping Patients Understand Opioid Substitution Treatment" (the Tyee)
- Article: - 02/17/2017: mention of CARBC's new handbook: "Patients Helping Patients Understand Opioid Substitution Treatment" (Victoria Times Colonist)
- Article: - 02/17/2017: Tim Stockwell on being skeptical about the supposed health benefits of moderate drinking (healthline.com)
- Article & Radio Interview - 02/16/2017: co-author Garth Mullins on CARBC's new handbook: "Patients Helping Patients Understand Opioid Substitution Treatment" (CBC BC)
- Radio Interview - 02/16/2017: Dan Reist on CARBC's new handbook: "Patients Helping Patients Understand Opioid Substitution Treatment" (CFAX1070)
- Article - 02/15/2017: Dan Reist on CARBC's new handbook: "Patients Helping Patients Understand Opioid Substitution Treatment" (Vancouver Sun + others via Canadian Press)
- Article - 02/15/2017: coverage of CARBC's new report, "Clearing the Air" around e-cigarettes (US News)
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Article - 02/09/2017: Cecilia Benoit on sex work as an occupational deliberation (Globe & Mail, CBC, + others via Canadian Press)
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Radio Interview - 02/02/2017: Cecilia Benoit on sex work as an occupational choice (CFAX1070)
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Radio Interview - 02/02/2017: Tim Stockwell on release of CARBC's new report, "Clearing the Air" around e-cigarettes (RoundHouse Radio Vancouver)
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Article - 02/02/2017: Bernie Pauly on the overdose crisis and Perry Kendall (Vancouver Sun + others via Canadian Press)
January
- Article - 01/31/2017: CARBC PhD cadidate Renee O'Leary et al. on CARBC's new report, "Clearing the Air" around e-cigarettes (UVic Ring)
- Article - 01/30/2017: Cecilia Benoit cited in article about sex workers facing increased safety risks (Occupational Safety Canada)
- Article - 01/24/2017: opinion piece on CARBC's new report, "Clearing the Air" around e-cigarettes featuring Marjorie MacDonald and Tim Stockwell (Globe and Mail)
- Radio Interviews - 01/19-23/2017: Marjorie MacDonald on release of CARBC's new report, "Clearing the Air" around e-cigarettes (650 CKOM Saskatoon, NewsTalk 770 Calgary, CBC All Points West)
- Radio Interviews - 01/19-20/2017: Tim Stockwell on release of CARBC's new report, "Clearing the Air" around e-cigarettes (610CKTB St Catharines, CFAX1070)
- TV news piece - 01/20/2017: mention of CARBC's new report, "Clearing the Air" around e-cigarettes (CTV BC - link no longer works)
- Article - 01/19/2017: Marjorie MacDonald on BC Health Minister's talk of raising the age to purchase tobacco to 21 (Maclean's + others via Canadian Press)
- Articles - 01/19/2017: Marjorie MacDonald and Tim Stockwell on release of CARBC's new report, "Clearing the Air" around e-cigarettes (CBC BC News, Vancouver Sun, CTV BC News, Victoria Times Colonist)
- Radio Interview: CARBC Research Affiliate Lynne-Belle Isle on release of CARBC's new report, "Clearing the Air" around e-cigarettes (CBC Boulevard du Pacifique - French)
- Radio Interview - 01/19/2017: Bernie Pauly on the record number of overdose deaths in BC for 2016 (CFAX1070)
- Article - 01/18/2017: Bruce Wallace on the overdose crisis (Global News)
- Article - 01/11/2017: Tim Stockwell on the Rethink Your Drinking campaign (thelondoner.ca)
December
- Op-Ed - 12/29/2016: Bruce Wallace on the need to scale up services in response to the drug crisis (Times Colonist)
- Op-Ed - 12/23/2016: Bernie Pauly on Canada's drug laws and the opioid crisis (Globe & Mail)
- Article - 12/20/2016: Scott Macdonald on the possibility of cross-border marijuana tourism post legalization (CTV News)
- Radio Interview - 12/20/2016: Bruce Wallace on the record number of overdose deaths in BC for November and what should be done (CFAX1070)
- Radio Interview - 12/19/2016: Bernie Pauly on the record number of overdose deaths in BC for November (CBC BC Almanac - starts at 6:42)
- Article - 12/14/2016: MLA Andrew Weaver cites CARBC research (Bulletin #15) by Bruce Wallace and Bernie Pauly in calling for a better government response to the overdose crisis (Saanich News)
- Radio Interview - 12/12/2016: Bruce Wallace on the federal government's loosening of restrictions regarding supervised consumption sites (CFAX1070)
- Article - 12/12/2016: Bernie Pauly on the federal government's loosening of restrictions regarding supervised consumption sites (Victoria Times Colonist)
- TV Interview - 12/07/2016: Scott Macdonald on increased cannabis availability and related disorders post legalization (CTV News - starts at 0:54)
- Article - 12/07/2016: Cindy Andrew on engaging with your kids about substance use (CTV News via Canadian Press)
- Article - 12/06/2016: Tim Stockwell on alcohol as a risk to the heart (Business Insider)
- TV Interview and Article - 12/01/2016: Bernie Pauly on the fentanyl crisis (CHEK News - starts at 1:03)
November
- TV Interview - 11/29/2016: Bruce Wallace on the fentanyl overdose crisis (CHEK News - starts at 20:45)
- Podcast - 11/23/2016: Tim Stockwell on minimum unit pricing for alcohol as a cancer prevention strategy (ecancer.org)
- Articles - 11/15/2016: Tim Stockwell on a new study finding a significant alcohol-prostate cancer link (The Mirror, The Australian, Daily Mail, Philadelphia Inquirer, etc.)
- Radio Interview - 11/15/2016: Bruce Wallace on the proposed supervised consumption sites in Victoria (CFAX1070)
- Article - 11/15/2016: Bruce Wallace on the proposed supervised consumption sites in Victoria (Victoria News)
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Radio Interview - 11/01/2016: Tim Stockwell on driving under the influence of marijuana (CBC BC)
October
- Radio Interview - 10/21/2016: Bernie Pauly on newly-released overdose data in BC (CFAX 1070)
- Article - 10/20/2016: Announcement of Cecilia Benoit's Governor General Award in Commemoration of the Persons Case (Time Colonist)
- Article - 10/16/2016: Scott Macdonald on testing for marijuana impairment (National Post)
- TV Interview and Article - 10/12/2016: Bernie Pauly on homelessness and housing unaffordability in Vancouver (Global News)
- Radio Interview - 10/12/2016: Bernie Pauly on homelessness and housing unaffordability in Vancouver (CBC Daybreak South)
- Articles - 10/12-13,15/2016: Bernie Pauly on homelessness and housing unaffordability in Vancouver (CBC BC, Vancouver Sun, News1130, Metro News, Huffington Post, The Georgia Straight)
- TV Interview and Article - 10/11/2016: Bernie Pauly on homelessness and housing unaffordability in BC (CHEK News)
- Op-Ed - 10/11/2016: Bernie Pauly on homelessness and housing unaffordability in Vancouver (Globe & Mail; in case of a subscription paywall, click here)
- Article - 10/08/2016: Tim Stockwell on Saskatchewan's plans to privatize liquor stores (650 CKOM News Talk)
September
- TV Interview and Article - 09/21/2016: Bernie Pauly on the ongoing overdose emergency in BC (CTV News)
- Radio Interview - 09/21/2016: Bruce Wallace on the ongoing overdose emergency in BC (CFAX 1070)
- TV Interview and Article - 09/16/2016: Bernie Pauly on how the price of naloxone is a barrier to access and saving lives (CBC article / CBC Vancouver News at 6 - Bernie starts at 7:35)
- Radio Interview - 09/15/2016: Bernie Pauly on managed alcohol treatment (CBC BC Almanac)
- Radio Interview - 09/12/2016: Tim Stockwell on Managed Alcohol Programs (CFAX 1070)
- Radio Interview - 09/12/2016: Dan Reist on talking to your children about drugs (CBC BC Almanac)
- Radio Interview - 09/09/2016: CARBC guest presenter Jesse Young on barriers to accessing methamphetamine treatment (People First Radio)
- Article - 09/08/2016: Tim Stockwell and Bernie Pauly on Managed Alcohol Programs (Victoria Times Colonist)
- Article - 09/07/2016: Bruce Wallace on CARBC Bulletin #15: spike in overdoses in washrooms in social service agencies (Victoria News)
- Radio Interview - 09/06/2016: Scott Macdonald on CARBC Bulletin #16: CARBC recommendations on marijuana legalization and regulation in Canada (CFAX 1070)
- TV Interview - 09/02/2016: Scott Macdonald on CARBC Bulletin #16: CARBC recommendations on marijuana legalization and regulation in Canada (CHEK News)
- Radio Interview - 09/02/2016: Scott Macdonald on CARBC Bulletin #16: CARBC recommendations on marijuana legalization and regulation in Canada (CFAX 1070)
- Radio Interview (French) - 09/02/2016: Lynne Belle-Isle on CARBC Bulletin #16: CARBC recommendations on marijuana legalization and regulation in Canada (in French: CBC Boulevard du Pacifique)
- Article - 09/01/2016: Bruce Wallace on CARBC Bulletin #15: spike in overdoses in washrooms in social service agencies (CBC BC)
August
- Op-Ed - 08/31/2016: Bruce Wallace and Bernie Pauly on CARBC Bulletin #15: spike in overdoses in washrooms in social service agencies (Globe & Mail BC)
- Radio Interview - 08/31/2016: Bruce Wallace on CARBC Bulletin #15: spike in overdoses in washrooms in social service agencies (CBC BC Almanac)
- TV Interview and Article - 08/30/2016: Bruce Wallace on CARBC Bulletin #15: spike in overdoses in washrooms in social service agencies (CHEK news)
- Article - 08/30/2016: Bruce Wallace on CARBC Bulletin #15: spike in overdoses in washrooms in social service agencies (Globe & Mail BC)
- Article - 08/30/2016: Bruce Wallace on CARBC Bulletin #15: spike in overdoses in washrooms in social service agencies (Times Colonist)
- Radio Interview - 08/30/2016: Bruce Wallace on CARBC Bulletin #15: spike in overdoses in washrooms in social service agencies (CFAX 1070)
- Radio Interview - 08/30/2016: Bruce Wallace on CARBC Bulletin #15: spike in overdoses in washrooms in social service agencies (CBC All Points West)
- Article - 08/09/2016: Bernie Pauly on Victoria tent city court-ordered move out (Victoria Times Colonist)
- Radio Interview - 08/08/2016: Karen Urbanoski on whether B.C. parents should be able to force their drug addicted children into detox or treatment (CBC BC Almanac - Karen starts at 13:20)
July
- Radio Interview - 07/29/2016: Bernie Pauly on the new BC task force created to address the overdose emergency (CBC The Early Edition - starts at 2:31:40)
- Article - 07/27/2016: Tim Stockwell on benefits of minimum alcohol pricing (Winnipeg Free Press)
- Radio Interview - 07/26/2016: Tim Stockwell on e-cigarettes as less harmful than tobacco cigarettes (CBC BC Almanac - starts at 26:40)
- Article - 07/13/2016: Tim Stockwell on Managed Alcohol Programs (BBC Australia)
June
- Radio Interview - 06/30/2016: Tim Stockwell on Canada's steps towards legalizing cannabis (CBC BC Almanac - starts at 1:45)
- TV Interview - 06/28/2016: Bernie Pauly on homelessness and tent city in Victoria (CBC The National)
- Article - 06/28/2016: Bernie Pauly on homelessness and tent city in Victoria (CBC BC)
- Radio Interview - 06/21/2016: Dan Reist on talking to kids about drugs (CBC BC Almanac - starts at 25:50)
- Article - 06/06/2016: Tim Stockwell on minimum alcohol pricing (subscription only access - The Wall Street Journal)
May
- Article - 05/17/2016: Tim Stockwell mentioned in article on lobbying for alcohol controls (The San Diego Union-Tribune)
- Mention - 05/19/2016: CARBC alcohol research featured as WHO Clinical Health Promotion Centre "Myth of the Month"
- Article - 05/19/2016: Tim Stockwell mentioned in relation to research on evidence that moderate drinking is not health-protective (in French: Priorite Sante Mutualiste France)
- Radio Interview - 05/13/2016: Bernie Pauly on Managed Alcohol Programs (CBC Early Edition Vancouver - starts at 51:25)
- Radio Interview - 05/11/2016: Bernie Pauly on Managed Alcohol Programs (CBC Thunder Bay)
- Article - 05/10/2016: Bernie Pauly on Managed Alcohol Programs (CBC BC)
- Article - 05/10/2016: Bernie Pauly on Managed Alcohol Programs (CBC Thunder Bay)
- TV Interview & Article - 05/10/2016: Tim Stockwell and Bernie Pauly on Managed Alcohol Programs (Global News BC)
- Radio Interview - 05/10/2016: Bernie Pauly on Managed Alcohol Programs (CBC On the Island)
- Article - 05/09/2016: Tim Stockwell on Managed Alcohol Programs (24hrs Vancouver)
April
- Article - 04/26/2016 - Tim Stockwell and Bernie Pauly on Managed Alcohol Programs (The Guardian)
- Mention - 04/24/2016 - CARBC's Changing the Culture of Substance Use Project in a commentary about "BC becoming a healthier provice" (The Daily Courier, Kelowna)
- Article - 04/18/2016 - Tim Stockwell on Canadian women underreporting their alcohol use (24hrs Vancouver)
- Article - 04/15/2016: Bernie Pauly on the need for more safe injection sites re the BC overdose public health emergency (Canadian Press)
- TV Interview - 04/14/2016: Bruce Wallace on the BC overdose public health emergency (CTV)
- Article - 04/08/2016: Tim Stockwell on questioning the health benefits of alcohol (The Economist)
- Article - 04/06/2016: Marion Selfridge (CARBC grad student) on the use of technology by street-involved youth (Times Colonist)
- Commentary - 04/05/2016: Lynne Belle-Isle on medical marijuana taxation (Globe and Mail)
- Article - 04/05/2016: Tim Stockwell on alcohol being sold at Starbucks (Global News)