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Clean Switch: The Case for Prison Needle and Syringe Programs in Canada

This paper outlines the available evidence and the legal rationale, under federal Canadian and international human rights law, for Canada to implement PNSPs without delay [Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network]

Tags: canadareport   Date: 09 Jun 09

Predicting Successful Treatment Outcome of Web-Based Self-help for Problem Drinkers: Secondary…

The Web-based intervention therefore seems well suited for a heterogeneous group of problem drinkers and could hence be offered as a first-step treatment in a stepped-care approach directed at problem drinkers in the general population [Journal of Medical Internet Research, Canada]

Tags: canadajournal   Date: 04 Jun 09

Mascot costume cost raises eyebrows

A request from DARE Brantford for $1,500, toward the $3,620US cost of a lion costume, raised a few eyebrows around the boardroom table Thursday [Brantford Expositor, Canada]

Tags: canadapress   Date: 01 Jun 09

First-ever Canadian Standards for Youth Drug Prevention Initiatives Announced

Their goal is to strengthen the effectiveness of school-centred youth substance abuse prevention and health promotion efforts by providing both a performance benchmark and a supportive guide to reference when pursuing improvements to prevention activities [Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse]

Tags: canadareport   Date: 20 May 09

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