Pricing of alcohol in Canada: A comparison of provincial policies and harm-reduction opportunities.

Introduction And Aims: Alcohol pricing is an effective prevention policy. This paper compares the 10 Canadian provinces on three research-based alcohol pricing policies-minimum pricing, pricing by alcohol content and maintaining prices relative to inflation.

Design And Methods: The selection of these three policies was based on systematic reviews and seminal research papers.

Cycling-related crash risk and the role of cannabis and alcohol: a case-crossover study.

Objective: To examine whether alcohol and cannabis consumption increase crash risk among non-fatally injured bicyclists (N=393) seen in three Canadian emergency departments, between April 2009 and July 2011.

Method: Employing a case-crossover design, cannabis and alcohol were identified through blood sample or by self-report. All cyclists involved in a crash and exposure status (cannabis and alcohol) were compared between case period (current crash) and two control periods: prior to the last time the victim cycled around the same time of day; and the typical use prior to bicycling.