Published Monday, July 22, 2019 10:12AM EDTExperts say the findings signal that the harms of alcohol use are not only on the rise, but becoming more widespread across the population.
The number of alcohol-related ER visits climbed by an annual average of seven per cent over the 14-year period, increasing at 4.4 times the rate of ER visits overall, the study suggests. Over the study period, the rate of alcohol-related ER visits by women rose 86.5 per cent, compared to 53.2 per cent for men.
Data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information suggests the rate of women dying from causes directly linked to alcohol rose by 26 per cent between 2001 and 2016-2017, compared to a five per cent increase among men. Spithoff noted that in Ontario, rates of alcohol consumption remained relatively steady between 2011 and 2016, according to Statistics Canada, but it appears that people's habits have become more harmful, fuelled in part by a culture of binge drinking, particularly among young people.
Let the death toll by Con ignorance begin.
I'd take the chance to underline about zero ER visits cannabis related.. bigots
It is legal so who cares 🤣🤣😂
You have to be able to control yourself period!
DougFraud OKed longer serving/selling hours for alcohol, tailgating parties in parking lot, buck a beer, make booze at corner stores...What can go wrong? 😒OntarioPCNotFitToGovern onpoli
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Buck a Beer!!!!fordnation
Has to be because you can now buy booze in grocery stores.
Some people don't know how to control themselves.