Alcohol: High Spirits reading list
A selected list of resources on the subject of alcohol — from quirky details about the history of alcohol consumption in Canada to a sobering breakdown of its health effects.
More resources and suggested reading on alcohol history, health
The following is a selected list of resources on the subject of alcohol — from quirky details about the history of alcohol consumption in Canada to a sobering breakdown of its health effects.
Basics
- Drinking Facts from the Canadian Public Health Association: fact sheets, trivia, quizzes, resources.
- Alcohol facts and figures from the International Center fro Alcohol Policies — comprehensive guide on: legislation, policy, bootlegging, marketing, health and social effects, global statistics.
- Fast Facts on Alcohol — history, trends, use, health effects — from Addictions Foundation of Manitoba.
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health guide to alcohol — what it is; what it does; how much is too much; who to contact for help with drinking problems, etc.
Health
- Health Canada backgrounder on alcohol.
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder — fact sheet from Public Health Agency of Canada.
- World Health Organization alcohol overview — background, global statistics.
- The Positive and Negative Effects of Alcohol — CAMH.
History
- The Canadian Encyclopedia's walkthrough of alcohol prohibition in Canada.
- A timeline of prohibition and other alcohol policies in Canada from the Alcohol Policy. Network of the Ontario Public Health Association.
- CBC News In Depth: Prohibition.
Studies
- Health Canada public opinion survey on Canadians' use of alcohol and other drugs.
- Canadian Addiction Survey (2004) — first national survey of alcohol and other drug use since 1994.
- Avoidable Cost of Alcohol Abuse in Canada (2002) — CAMH study of the economic impact of increasing alcohol taxation, lowering the blood alcohol concentration legal limit, increasing the legal minimum drinking age and other measures.
- Alcohol in Europe — comprehensive report on alcohol use in Europe.
- WHO Global Status Report on Alcohol (2004).
- Canadian Medical Association Journal articles on alcohol.
Deregulation
- Retail Alcohol Monopolies: Privatization, Deregulation and Alcohol Consumption — CAMH.
- Sobering Result: The Alberta Liquor Retailing Industry 10 Years After Privatization.
- British Columbia’s Liquor Distribution System: Does It Work for Consumers? — Consumers’ Association of Canada study on partial privatization of alcohol sales.