Despite Positive Substance Use Trends, Tobacco And Alcohol Still Have High Costs To Society

While this CAMH Monitor eReport reveals some promising substance use trends among Ontario adults, its revelation of a substantial increase in cannabis use raises a significant public health flag.First the more positive news. Past year smoking rates are the lowest on record, significantly declining from 28 percent in 1996 to 20 percent in 2005. Rates of drinking and driving have steadily declined from 13 percent in 1996 to just 6 percent in 2005 (the lowest on record).

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Filed under: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs on April 17th, 2008