Drinking

What is a Standard Drink?

(Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction, 2025) It can be hard to know what a “standard drink” means.  The measurement of a standard drink v...

Why Should Youth Drink Less?

Alcohol use is a leading risk factor for death and social problems among youth and young adults and the most common substance to affect the brain used by this ...

Drinking Less is Better

Alcohol is the most used substance in Canada. Understanding the impacts of alcohol use is essential to minimizing the risks and harms. For this reason, the Can...

Cannabis Use During Pregnancy (2018)

Although the Canadian government has made cannabis legal, this does not necessarily make it safe. Unlike alcohol, what cannabis can do to an unborn baby during...

Vaping Risks in Youth (pregnant or not)

E-cigarettes, also known as electronic cigarettes or vapes, are devices used to heat a liquid into an aerosol that the user inhales. They come in different siz...

What influences teen drinking?

Did you know that 80.4 % of preteens and teens between the ages of 9 and 17 have not consumed an alcoholic beverage? That means that ONLY 19.6 % of teens betwe...

What is “A Drink”?

Do you get "omg soooooo druuuunk" after one or two 'drinks'? Lot's of us do! But, what does one or two 'drinks' actually mean? You might judge how much you'...