Examinations highlighting interpersonal racism-related experiences as risk factors for
substance use are well documented, particularly for alcohol use. The associations between …

Nonmedical prescription drug use (NMPDU), the use of controlled prescription medications
for purposes other than initially intended by the prescriber, is common among adolescents …

Background Social fragmentation has been theorized and empirically associated with
suicide in prior research. However, less is known about whether social fragmentation is …

Over the past few years, there has been a progressive increase in premature deaths
attributable to suicide, drug overdose, and alcohol-related liver disease that impact life …

Introduction: Limited research exists on substance-related acute toxicity deaths (ATDs) in
older adults (= 60 years) in Canada. This study aims to examine and describe the …

Some recent analyses have described that, in the context of the instability of social
protection institutions and economic crisis, there is an increase in mortality rates selectively …

Methods: Following a retrospective descriptive analysis of all coroner and medical examiner
files on accidental substance-related ATDs in older adults in Canada from 2016 to 2017 …

There are growing concerns in Canada about access barriers to quality mental health care,
which has worsened significantly by the COVID-19 pandemic and for some Canadians more …