NEWS
>> Charting CODA's Success
Each program CODA has delivered in 2005, is shown in the chart below. Each bar represents how many people (including youth) that particular program has reached.
>> Crystal Meth Education in Ontario
The Council on Drug Abuse (CODA) will continue its national program delivery of "Between Life & Death: The Crystal Meth Explosion" in fall 2007. The program launched in Ontario during the first full week of February 2006, with national sponsorship from Shoppers Drug Mart Inc. and regional sponsorships from NDMAC - Advancing Canadian self-care, Canadian Association of Chain-Drug Stores (CACDS) and the Masonic Foundation of Ontario.
>> November in Alberta, CODA Goes National
The first stop on CODA's national crystal meth education campaign was an unqualified success. The program's first leg was in Alberta and we visited 19 high schools in Calgary and Edmonton. The program reached well over 7,500 high school students and approximately 600 teachers and parents/community members.
>> Looking The Other Way Is Not The Answer
Mahatma Gandhi once said, "The best test of a civilized society is the way in which it treats its most vulnerable and weakest members". Perhaps this is something we should all keep in mind as we run through the course of our daily lives.
>> Energy Drinks
During many of my presentations I have been asked about energy drinks. I contacted the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse and received a great deal of resource information on this subject. I have included some websites and studies below.
>> Latest Crime Statistics
Canada's national crime rate, based on incidents reported to police, fell 5% last year - despite increases in serious crimes such as homicide, attempted murder, serious assaults and robbery.
>> Federal Government Address Drug-Driving
In the hopes that it will help police in their efforts to stop drivers stoned on marijuana, the federal government has announced a plan to create stronger legislation.
>> Addictions Bleed Nearly $40B A Year From Economy : Study
Addictions to tobacco, alcohol and illegal drugs cost the Canadian economy $39.8 billion a year, according to survey results released Wednesday.
>> Drug Arrests Reach 20-Year High
Before the Senate report and several High Court rulings, drug arrests in Canada reached a record in 2002, the last year for which figures are available. About 93,000 charges were laid, according to Statistics Canada, but the number of persons charged was not given. British Columbia was the leader, as in the past, at roughly double the national average.
>> Soldiers Tested For Illicit Drugs
The much decorated Royal 22nd Regiment, the honoured 'vandoo', withheld 17 soldiers from an Afghanistan mission when they tested positive for illicit drugs.
>> Dealer Jailed in 'XTC' Death
In what is thought to be the first criminal conviction in an Ecstasy death, a Toronto man was sentenced in January to two years' imprisonment.
>> Ontario Court Rejects Smokers' Class Action
Affected smokers evidently don't make an identifiable class, Ontario Superior Court Justice Warren Winkler ruled in February.
>> Food for the Spirit - Raising Resilient Children By: Dick O'Brien, MASc & CODA Educator
I have been teaching resiliency to adults for over 25 years and it often occurs to me that we need to pass this wisdom down to our children.
>> A Story-Telling Approach for Kids - What If? By: Heather Hodgson-Schlelch, CODA Educator
The What If? Drug Awareness Program has been in operation through CODA since 1997. More than 55,000 children have heard the story telling approach in their classrooms across Ontario, in the North West Territories and in South Carolina.
>> Cannabis Update - "Medical Marijuana Possibly Here; Definitely Not There"
While about 200 Canadians have letters of permission to smoke marijuana for medical reasons, the U.S. Supreme court ruled unanimously that it won't happen there.
>> LCBO Seeks "Safe Proms"
Although it has a continuing policy of vigilance to reduce underage drinking, Ontario's Liquor Control Board steps up its efforts at certain times. Prom nights, graduations, awards nights, etc., are all occasions which LCBO managers plan for.
>> Treatment Court Workshop Scheduled
The first national Drug Treatment Court workshop will be held in Toronto this fall.’
>> Too Much "Help" Doesn't Help Much
One reason for the high re-lapse rate in major entertainment stars may be that they are overdosed on support of various kinds.
>> Smoking in Canada in Decline Again
Fewer than 25% of Canadians over the age of 15 are smokers, according to new Health Canada data.
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