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Ashley Wettlaufer
Researcher at Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Publications - 37
Citations - 857
Ashley Wettlaufer is an academic researcher from Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Poison control. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 35 publications receiving 561 citations. Previous affiliations of Ashley Wettlaufer include Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse & University of British Columbia.
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National, regional, and global burdens of disease from 2000 to 2016 attributable to alcohol use: a comparative risk assessment study.
Kevin D. Shield,Kevin D. Shield,Jakob Manthey,Jakob Manthey,Margaret Rylett,Charlotte Probst,Charlotte Probst,Ashley Wettlaufer,Charles D. H. Parry,Charles D. H. Parry,Jürgen Rehm +10 more
TL;DR: As a leading risk factor for the burden of disease, alcohol use disproportionately affects people in low HDI countries and young people, and cost-effective local and national policy measures that can reduce alcohol use and the resultingurden of disease are needed, especially in low-income and middle-income countries.
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The Raising of Minimum Alcohol Prices in Saskatchewan, Canada: Impacts on Consumption and Implications for Public Health
TL;DR: Impacts on alcohol consumption following new and increased minimum alcohol prices in Saskatchewan, Canada show minimum pricing is a promising strategy for reducing the public health burden associated with hazardous alcohol consumption.
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Strategies to reduce alcohol-related harms and costs in Canada: A comparison of provincial policies
Norman Giesbrecht,Ashley Wettlaufer,Stephanie Simpson,Nicole April,Mark Asbridge,Samantha Cukier,Robert E. Mann,Janet McAllister,Andrew Murie,Chris Pauley,Laurie Plamondon,Tim Stockwell,Gerald Thomas,Kara Thompson,Kate Vallance +14 more
TL;DR: Policy dimension scores vary among the provinces, with substantial room for improvement in all, and Concerted action involving multiple stakeholders and alcohol policies is required to reduce the burden of alcohol problems across Canada.
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Estimating the harms and costs of cannabis-attributable collisions in the Canadian provinces
Ashley Wettlaufer,Ashley Wettlaufer,Roxana O. Florica,Mark Asbridge,Douglas James Beirness,Jeffrey R. Brubacher,Russell C. Callaghan,Benedikt Fischer,Gerrit Gmel,Sameer Imtiaz,Robert E. Mann,Anna McKiernan,Jürgen Rehm +12 more
TL;DR: Evidence is provided to help inform Canadian policy to reduce the human and economic costs of drug-impaired driving and the harm and cost of cannabis-related collisions as Canada looks to legalize and regulate the sale of cannabis.
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Community managed alcohol programs in Canada: Overview of key dimensions and implementation
Bernadette Pauly,Kate Vallance,Ashley Wettlaufer,Clifton Chow,Randi Brown,Joshua Evans,Erin Gray,Bonnie Krysowaty,Andrew Ivsins,Rebecca Schiff,Tim Stockwell +10 more
TL;DR: Managed Alcohol Programs in Canada are described including key dimensions and implementation issues including Indigenous and gendered approaches to program development as well as outcomes related to chronic harms and differences in alcohol management are needed.