health effects

Stimulant Use and Related Harms in Canada: Recent Trends

Report

19 January 2026

This issue is a special two-part series. The first part features a regional breakdown of reports from seven Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (CCENDU) nodes and five drug checking services from across the country. It...

Are E-Cigarettes Really 'Healthier' Than Traditional Cigarettes?

Scientific article

12 November 2017

There is much debate as to whether e-cigarettes are in fact ‘better’ for you than traditional cigarettes because their potential adverse effects are only beginning to be researched. Combine this with the fact that, between 2011 and 2015...

‘Ex-spliff-cit’ Content: If Legalised, Should Marijuana Carry Age Restrictions?

Scientific article

11 April 2017

Canadians will soon know whether marijuana will be made legal. If legalised, should the drug carry an age restriction? This question is central to new research published in the journal Health which suggests that young users report lower...

Wide Eyes and Slurred Words: The Dangers of Mixing Alcohol with Energy Drinks

News

Mixing energy drinks with alcohol is becoming increasingly popular. And yet, recent research suggests that combining the two could be risky, more so than drinking alcohol on its own or with more traditional mixers such as coca-cola or...

Committee on the Review of the Health Effects of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS): An Information-Gathering Workshop

21 February 2017

Washington

United States

When: February 21, 2017 - February 22, 2017 (8:30 AM EST)

Where: National Academy of Sciences Building (NAS 120) • 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20418

Revealed: The Global Cost of Smoking

News

Smoking and its related harms cost the world more than $1 trillion and claim the lives of around 6 million people each year, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the National Cancer Institute. $1 trillion...