Raising Legal Drinking Age to 19 Across Canada Could Reduce Alcohol-Related …
Raising legal drinking age to 19 across Canada could reduce alcohol-related …
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“My sense is that if we were to raise the minimum age to at least 19 in every province, it is highly likely we would reduce alcohol-related injury among youth,” said Callaghan, who formerly worked at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in …
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Child abuse down in Butte, still above California's average
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For every 1,000 children under age 18, there were 80 reports of child abuse in Butte County in 2012. For the past 12 years, the California average has … rate of neglect and abuse, in part due to the prevalence of alcohol and drug addiction in rural …
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'Legalise It, Don't Criticise It' – Should Cannabis Be Legalised?
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Sure, many of you will be moaning that if cannabis is legalised then we are advocating smoking; that does not have to be the case, for example you could legalise cannabis for the consumption in food and drink in cafes for individuals who are aged 18 …
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Valley employers grapple with health care act
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For example, Bennett said, all health insurance will have to start covering mental health and substance abuse treatments, including things such as the cost of methadone for heroin addicts. Those expanded … When people make poor choices — such as …
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