Emily Biggar, MPH
Emily’s areas of expertise include public health and the social determinants of health, harm reduction and the costs of substance use.
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Comparing the Perceived Serious and Actual Costs of Substance Abuse in Canada
Published: 2007
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The Impact of Substance Use Disorders on Hospital Use (Report in Short)
Published: 2014
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Substance Use in Canada Costs $38.4 Billion a Year
Alcohol and tobacco together cause the most harm—by a large margin
Ottawa, June 26, 2018 — Substance use costs Canadian society $38.4 billion a year, or almost $1,100 for every person in Canada, according to a new study. Alcohol and tobacco use contributed over two thirds (70%) of these costs, with opioids ranked a distant third. These costs have been rising in recent years, especially for alcohol, opioids and cannabis.
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Substance use is costing six Canadian provinces over $1 billion each
Ottawa, November 14, 2018 — In each of the provinces of Nova Scotia, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, the cost of substance use in 2014 surpassed $1 billion dollars.
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA), in collaboration with the University of Victoria’s Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR), today released substance use costs by province and territory.
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Partners and Collaboration (CSUCH)
Information about the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research and the Canadian Substance Use and Harms project.
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Substance Use in Canada Costs Almost $46 Billion a Year According to Latest Data
Ottawa, July 7, 2020 — Substance use costs Canadian society almost $46 billion a year (2017) or almost $1,258 for every person in Canada. This data comes from Canadian Substance Use Costs and Harms 2015–2017, a report released today by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) and the University of Victoria’s Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR).
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