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Excise taxes calculated per unit of alcohol, adjusted for inflation and combined with an MUP, would have significantly reduced alcohol consumption, and consequently alcohol-attributable deaths and hospitalizations.
18 Ιαν 2023 · People living in Canada must be aware of important information about alcohol and health to assess their personal risk and consider reducing their alcohol use. Taken together, overwhelming evidence confirms that when it comes to drinking alcohol, less consumption means less risk of harm from alcohol.
CCSA collaborates with the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research on the Canadian Substance Use Costs and Harms project, which analyzes how much is spent on lost productivity, healthcare, criminal justice and other direct costs from substance use.
Harmful use of alcohol has serious effects on individuals and puts unnecessary strain on health care resources. This indicator provides a pan-Canadian perspective on hospitalizations that are 100% attributable to alcohol among individuals age 10 and older.
21 Απρ 2022 · Backgrounder. While alcohol is a popular, legal substance used by a majority of Canadians, its use can lead to significant health and safety harms. Data shows that in 2017 alcohol use led to over 18,000 deaths and 105,000 hospitalizations.
• Healthcare costs attributable to SU were $13.4 billion (27.3% of the total cost of SU) or $386 per person in Canada.5 • Alcohol ($6.3 billion) and tobacco ($5.4 billion) contributed about 87% of costs. • The use of opioids cost the healthcare system the third-highest amount at $519 million (3.9%).
Almost 20% of violent crimes were associated with alcohol use. CPHA’s engagement on the topic of alcohol use produced a series of resolutions between 1974 and 2007 (Appendix 1). In 2011, CPHA released the position statement Too High a Cost: A Public Health Approach to Alcohol Policy in Canada.
