Their major industry association is lobbying against new drinking guidelines and warning labels. Its members are split.

Karen Urbanoski is the Faculty of Health’s inaugural Lansdowne scholar, a three-year term for mid-career excellence.

Burnaby RCMP are investigating after a sex worker was restrained and robbed at gunpoint. Police are calling it a case of forcible confinement, and said two male suspects are involved. Advocates say ca...

More than $8.4 million awarded to UVic researchers through federal CIHR programs

More than $5 million awarded to UVic researchers through federal SSHRC programs

Prince Edward Island has released a new provincial alcohol strategy aimed at reducing illness and harms linked to drinking, and experts say it puts the province ahead of much of the country.

A leading scholar and influential voice in her field, Cecilia Benoit has made vital contributions to informed policy debates on sex work,

Thousands of people have died due to the toxic drug crisis in the decade since B.C. declared it a public health emergency. But a new study shows that many more could have died if not for the province'...

A new paper led by researchers at UVic contributes to mounting evidence that alcohol use can cause pancreatic cancer.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to estimate the lifetime risk of alcohol-attributable mortality and morbidity in the United States based on a person’s average lifetime weekly alcohol consumption to assess the impact of per-occasion alcohol consumption on health. Method: Lifetime risks were estimated using a cause-specific modeling approach that combined exposure data from national health surveys, relative risks, population data from the U.S. Census Bureau, mortality data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and morbidity data from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. A narrative review assessed the health impact of per-occasion alcohol consumption on health. Results: At low levels of consumption, no protective net effect of alcohol consumption on health was observed. Elevated mortality and morbidity risks were associated with alcohol consumption starting at relatively low levels. Males consuming >6.5 (95% CI [<1, 13.5]) and females consuming >7.0 (95% CI [<1, 11.5]) drinks per week had life-time alcohol-attributable mortality risks >1:1,000. At >8.5 (95% CI [2.5, 13]) drinks per week for both males and females, these risks increased to >1:100. At 14 drinks per week for males (the upper limit of the former Dietary Guidelines for males), the risk of an alcohol-caused death was 1:25 (4%). Drinking patterns also impacted risk. Above 1 drink per occasion, higher consumption was associated with progressively increased risks of breast cancer, cardiovascular disease, and injury. Conclusions: Alcohol consumption, including at what may be perceived as “moderate” levels, is associated with increased mortality and morbidity risks. These results support tightening alcohol use guidance in the United States, for both males and females, to no more than 1 drink per day. Public health significance statement: The Alcohol Intake and Health Study shows that for Americans, even what is socially considered “moderate drinking” increases the risk of dying or developing health problems, helping people better understand the net health impact of alcohol. Furthermore, by identifying the levels of alcohol use that raise the risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and injury, these findings can guide individuals, families, and communities in making safer choices about drinking patterns. The results also support changing the U.S. Dietary Guidelines on alcohol to recommend that current adult drinkers consume 1 drink or less in a day.

A study commissioned by President Joe Biden’s administration to investigate alcohol-related health harms was released independently on Tuesday, after President Donald Trump’s administration decided no...

As of 2023, people in B.C. consume an average of 8.8 drinks per week, compared with the national average of 8.2, a new report says.

A new cross-Canada standard sets out what evidence-informed substance use prevention, education and intervention should look like from kindergarten through Grade 12.

Updated Canadian recommendations published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) aim to totally reconfigure how health professionals talk to their patients about alcohol.

The new high mark of 680 surpasses the 509 responses in March of 2025 and happened the same month that Prairie Harm Reduction closed for good due to financial troubles. The numbers represent a more th...

Earlier pre-fentanyl studies found lower estimates of repeat overdose and death rates, researchers said

If elected officials won’t heed experts, the outreach physician says, maybe they’ll listen to her 100,000 followers.

This editorial refers to ‘Wine consumption, Mediterranean diet, and cardiovascular risk in two Spanish cohorts’, by M.A. Martínez-González et al., https://

A new study from the University of Victoria (UVic) has identified a segment of traumatic brain injury survivors who are using psychedelics to

The toxic drug crisis that has killed thousands of people in British Columbia has had a “staggeringly high” impact on the youngest in the province, not only killing hundreds but leaving many more as orphans, the province’s representative for children and youth says.

Veteran public health leaders push for new treatment option on 10th anniversary of province’s toxic drug crisis

There are several possible contributors to the recent trend of declining alcohol sales in Canada, from increased health concerns to inflation.

There are several possible contributors to the recent trend of declining alcohol sales in Canada, from increased health concerns to inflation.

More than 18,000 British Columbians have been killed and there’s no end in sight.

As many as five people die every day in B.C. at the hands of drugs

According to a recent scientific article, cancers caused by alcoholic consumption can be avoided through warning labels and bumping up the price.

Researchers found that a minimum price per standard drink, combined with a cancer warning label, could lead to hundreds fewer cancer cases every year.

A new study looks at the impact cancer warning labels and pricing tied to alcohol content could have on cancer cases and deaths in Canada.

The federal government will not support a Senate bill requiring health warnings on liquor labels, according to a briefing note from the Department of Health.