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News Archives:    2004   //    2003   //    2002 & Older

Tips to Ensure your New Year's Party doesn't Turn into a Legal Lawsuit, MADD Canada, Dec 27, 2002

Liability and the Law and You, MADD Canada, Dec 18, 2002

Planning a party? You'd better consider your liability! -Allstate and MADD Canada release 'must-read' materials on liability and the law, MADD Canada, Dec 17, 2002

More Canadian Students Drink But American Students Drink More: Comparing College Alcohol Use in Two Countries, College Alcohol Study, Dec 16, 2002

WHO urges Governments to take action to reduce violence against women, WHO, Nov 22, 2002

SMARTRISK endorses Chief Medical Officer of Health's concerns about unintentional injury, Canada Newswire, Nov 19, 2002

Eves government invests $29 million in disease prevention, Canada Newswire, Nov 19, 2002

A.G. Young must send strong message to Crown Attorneys: Impaired Driving is a Serious Crime, MADD Canada, Oct 25, 2002

MADD Canada and Motivational Media Assemblies team up to present the National Premiere of "SOUS PRESSION", MADD Canada, Oct 24, 2002

Moderate alcohol consumption and heart disease:male and female drinking patterns differ, StatCan Daily, Oct 3, 2002

New NIDA Science Education Materials For Second and Third Graders Available Online, SAMHSA, Oct 2, 2002

MADD Canada to Re-establish Chapter in Windsor, MADD Canada, Oct 1, 2002

Campus-Community Coalitions are Key to High Risk Drinking Prevention, Higher Education Center News, Sep 27, 2002

MADD Canada's Policy Positions on Alcohol Use and the De-criminalization of Cannabis, MADD Canada, Sep 25, 2002

Federal Solicitor General Lawrence MacAulay to speak at the World Forum on Drugs and Dependencies in Montreal. Canada Newswire, Sep 23, 2002

"DATE RAPE" DRUG SOLD OVER THE INTERNET More than 80 U.S. Cities Targeted by International Operation, SAMHSA, Sep 19, 2002

Anti-Drug Advertising Works, Says Joint Study by Leading Business School Professors at Yale SOM, NYU Stern, London Business School, and Baruch, Ascribe Newswire, Sep 18, 2002

Statement in Support of ONDCP Marijuana Initiative, CASA, Sep 17, 2002

Mental and Emotional Health Problems Among Teens: What Parents, Practitioners and the Public Can Learn About Prevention and Treatment From Research, Ascribe Newswire, Sep 16, 2002


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Know the Score for Dangerous Drugs Like Steroids - Web site helps student athletes avoid risky substances, Health Scout News, Sep 15, 2002

Government Survey Shows Troubling News On Drunk Driving, Underage Drinking, MADD Canada, Sep 5, 2002

SAMHSA Unveils Data on Youths Contemplating Suicide, SAMHSA, Jul 14, 2002

Major Differences in Addiction and Treatment Between Men and Women, Join Together Online, Jul 10, 2002

Harvard Study Finds College Neighbors More Than Twice as Likely to Be Plagued by Vandalism, Assault, Other Disturbances Due to Binge Drinking; Lower Quality of Life Reported by Residents Living Close to Colleges, Harvard School of Public Health Press Release, July 3, 2002

New CDC study shows stronger state prevention activities may discourage alcohol-impaired driving, NCADI, Jul 2, 2002

Ontario invests more than $1 million for substance abuse treatment programs, Government of Ontario, Jul 2, 2002

Eves government invests record $9.4 billion to hospitals, Government of Ontario, Jun 28, 2002

Why does the problem of drug consumption continue to grow in the Americas? Pan American Health Org, Jun 13, 2002

Researchers Shed Light on Mechanisms of Voluntary Alcohol Consumption, NCADI, Jun 13, 2002

Government Annual "Seal of Approval" Awarded to 25 Prevention Programs, SAMHSA, Jun 7, 2002

Scientists Gather in Quebec City, Canada to Discuss Advances in Drug Abuse Research, NIH News, Jun 6, 2002

When Fathers Recover from Substance Abuse, Children Show Improved Behavior, Functioning, Research Inst on Addictions, Jun 5, 2002

Statement of Partnership for a Drug-Free America on the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign, Join Together Online, May 15, 2002

Drug Policy Alliance Calls for Halt to Drug and Terrorism Ad Campaign, Join Together Online, May 15, 2002

Ontario Community Council on Impaired Driving (OCCID) today announced its 13th annual summer focused sober driving campaign, OCCID, May 15, 2002

Police calling for a true national drug strategy, Canada Newswire, May 8, 2002

Study Quantifies Cost-Benefit of Family Interventions Designed to Prevent Adolescent Alcohol Use, National Instituted of Health, May 1, 2002

MADD Canada's '200-lb Man' Arguement to Lower the BAC, MADD Canada, Apr 22, 2002

Significant Deficits in Mental Skills Observed in Toddlers Exposed to Cocaine Before Birth, NIDA News, Apr. 19, 2002


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SAMHSA Puts Knowledge about Underage Drinking to Work in Classrooms Nationwide, JoinTogether Online, Apr. 12, 2002

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Problems Are Serious Issues for Older Adults New Guide Offers Solutions, SAMHSA, Apr. 3, 2002

SAMHSA Puts Knowledge about Underage Drinking to Work in Classrooms Nationwide - Reach Out Now: Talk With Your Fifth Grader About Underage Drinking, SAMHSA, Mar 28, 2002

Canadian Youth BELIEVE They Have the Power to Stop Impaired Driving, Canada Newswire, Mar 21, 2002

MADD Canada: Lowering BAC will save lives and make roads safer, MADD Canada, Mar 18, 2002

NIAAA and NOFAS Launch Awareness Campaign in District Columbia: "Play It Safe. Alcohol and Pregnancy Don't Mix", NCADI, Mar 2, 2002

Heroin, Cocaine and Alcohol in Combination with Drugs Top Lists of Drug-Related Deaths, SAMHSA, Mar 1, 2002

Substance Abuse Prevention Programs Reduce High Risk Youth Drug Use:Findings Used to Improve Programs, SAMHSA, Feb 14, 2002

"Public Service Announcements and "In the Mix" Show Highlight the Dangers of Anabolic Steroids" NIH News Advisory, Feb 6, 2002

Illegal Drugs Drain $160 Billion a Year from American Economy, Office of National Drug Control Policy, Jan 23, 2002

USA National Drug Threat Assessment 2002, Drug Scope, Jan 9, 2002

"We will drag the truth into the open in the up-coming debate" MADD Canada responds to those who want to marginalize impaired driving, MADD Canada, Jan 3, 2002

DANGEROUS LIAISONS: Substance Abuse And Sexual Behavior: Teens Who Drink Seven Times Likelier to Have Sex, Teens Who Use Drugs Five Times Likelier to Have Sex. NCADI, Jan 2, 2002

Back on Track, Ontario's remedial measures program, shows success in reducing impaired driving, CAMH, Dec 18, 2001

2000 Canadian Motor Vehicle Traffic Collision Statistics now Available, Transport Canada, Dec 17, 2001

Taking the pulse of the nation on drinking and driving 5% of Canadian drivers accounted for 4.4 million impaired driving trips last year, Nov 28, 2001

Tobacco Use Down but Heavy Drinking Remains a Problem Results of latest study of Ontario youth drug use, CAMH Press Release, November 19, 2001

Too much paperwork tops list of problems police confront with repeat drunk drivers, TIRF, Nov 14, 2001

Rural teens produce harm reduction magazine, CAMH

Ecstasy Use Depletes Brain's Serotonin Levels, CAMH, July 24, 2000

First National Study of Drug Use Among University Students Released by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Shows "Heavy" Drinking to be a Significant Concern, CAMH, March 29, 2000

Local Heroes Honored by CSAP and Partners: Exemplary Awards Presented to Drug Abuse Prevention Programs Across Nation, NCADI, May 18, 2001

Cocaine not only drug hurting kids Cigarettes, alcohol and other substances prove problematic, too, Detroit News, March 30, 2001

Relatives Liable for for drunk-driving crash, Globe and Mail, March 17, 2001

A Turning Point on Drugs, Washington Post, March 13, 2001

Drug's Effect on Brain Is Extensive, Study Finds, The New York Times, Friday, March 9, 2001

Danger of youth alcoholism in Internet age, Globe and Mail, Feb 19, 2001

Rave culture mixing Viagra with illicit drugs despite risks, Canoe, May 21, 2000


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