​Annual legal cannabis sales in BC doubled between 2019 and 2020, according to a new report from the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research.

UVic researchers build more resilient communities in the wake of COVID-19.

Co/Lab takes a collaborative approach to promote health, health equity for people who use drugs

CIHR funds two critical brain health research projects: one to show how concussion causes cognitive impairment and another to understand the effects of alcohol and cannabis on the developing brain.

The Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research is helping to rework Canadian drinking guidelines—expected out next year. Postdoctoral fellow Adam Sherk shares the hard truths about alcohol.

British Columbians have been drinking more alcohol during the COVID-19 pandemic, with private liquor store sales accounting for most of the increase in consumption, especially during lockdown.

While MAPs largely flew under the radar for years, the COVID-19 crisis has led to a surge in interest, with new programs opening up across the country.

Nursing PhD candidate Meaghan Brown puts managed alcohol program experience and research into practice and policy.

When governments create a minimum price for alcoholic drinks, alcohol-related deaths and hospital visits fall sharply, according to a Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research study.

Rory Hills’ childhood fascination with science was born out of pure curiosity about the natural environment. He didn’t associate science with any significant world problems. That all changed when UVic researcher Andrew Weaver delivered a talk at Hills’ high school about the future impact of climate change.

Substance use costs Canadian society almost $46 billion a year (2017) or almost $1,258 for every person in Canada, says a new report.

Will following Canada’s low-risk drinking guidelines insulate you from harm? Maybe not, according to new research from UVic’s Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR).

Managing alcohol in COVID

Colourful, highly visible warning labels applied to bottles and cans of alcohol in Yukon’s largest liquor store prompted many people in Canada’s highest-alcohol-consuming region to cut back on their drinking. This was one of the major findings from the Northern Territories Alcohol Labels Study—a real-world study of alcohol warning labels led by CISUR in 2017—published this month in a special section of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.

A miniaturized laboratory the size of a postage stamp could one day transform how scientists test potential drug treatments and diagnose disease.

A new UVic study is looking at the potential effects of combining substances such as alcohol and cannabis during early pregnancy. The work is on the heels of the legalization of medical and recreational cannabis in Canada.