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Alcohol-specific
Child and Youth Drinking: The Context of Alcohol Use Among Adolescents in Nova Scotia
Culture of Alcohol Use in Nova Scotia 2008
Women and Alcohol in Nova Scotia - An Analysis of information in the "Culture of Alcohol Use in Nova Scotia" Report 2008
Change in Access to Alcohol. Giesbrecht, 2008
Alcohol Indicators Report
Alcohol Indicators Report-Executive Summary
Alcohol-Related Research Reports with Young Adults Ages 19-29: Evaluative Research and Concept Testing Low-Risk Drinking Guidelines Print Materials:
Highlights Report- Focus Groups: Young Adults Ages 19 to 29
Executive Summary - Focus Groups: Females Ages 19 to 29
Full Report - Focus Groups: Females Ages 19 to 29
Executive Summary - Focus Groups: Males Ages 19 to 29
Full Report - Focus Groups: Males Ages 19 to 29
FASD 2008 Stakeholder Forum: Towards a Coordinated Approach in Nova Scotia
Interdepartmental Committee on Alcohol Policy in Licensed Establishments
Review of Published Literature: Effects of Alcohol Advertising on Alcohol Consumption Among Youth
Screening and Brief Interventions
Literature Review: Exploring Systemic Barriers for Screening and Brief Intervention Initiatives 2008
Environmental Scan Exploring Systemic Barriers for Screening & Brief Intervention for Primary Health Care Providers 2008
Best Practices
Best Advice for Preventing Gambling Problems in Nova Scotia
Best Practices for Preventing Substance Use Problems in Nova Scotia
Literature Review: Best Practices in School-Based Drug Education for Grades 7-9
16 Best Practices in School-Based Drug Education for Grades 7-9
Gambling
Drawing the Line: A Resource for the Prevention of Problem Gambling:
Volume I Junior High
Volume II Senior High
(
transparencies
)
Grades 4-6
(
transparencies
)
Final Report of the Video Lottery Self Exclusion Program Process Test
Financial Counselling: A Guide to Your Options
Winning Within: A Self Help Guide to Changing Gambling Behaviours
2008 Nova Scotia Adolescent Gambling Exploratory Research
2007 Yellow Flag Post-Campaign Evaluation Among Young Adults 19-34 in Nova Scotia
2007 Adult Gambling Prevalence Study
2003 Nova Scotia Gambling Prevalence Study
2003 Nova Scotia Gambling Prevalence Study - Highlights
The 1997/98 Nova Scotia Video Lottery Players' Survey
1997/98 Nova Scotia Video Lottery Players' Survey - Highlights Report
The 2000 Regular VL Players Follow Up
Gambling Brochure Series:
Electronic Gambling: too fast to handle?
Les jeux de hasard électroniques: Trop rapides?
Gambling and your family
Les jeux de hasard et votre famille
Healthy Leisure: making it a part of your life
Des loisirs sains: au menu de la vie
Lottery Tickets: what's the real risk?
Billets de loterie: Quel est le vrai risque?
Problem Gambling Help Line
La ligne d'aide pour les joueurs compulsifs
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Yellow Flag Campaign:
It Sticks With You (Posters)
Ça ne te lâche pas (affiches)
Visit
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for information and resources on problem gambling
Strategies
Changing the Culture of Alcohol Use in Nova Scotia: An Alcohol Strategy to Prevent and reduce the Burden of Alcohol-related Harm in Nova Scotia
HPP’s Response to the Nova Scotia Alcohol Strategy
Substance Use
Canadian Addiction Survey - Nova Scotia Report, October 2007
2004 Canadian Addiction Survey Report (published by CCSA)
2004 Canadian Addiction Survey Highlights (published by CCSA)
Nova Scotia Student Drug Use 2007: Highlights Report
Straight Talk About Drugs
Student Drug Use Survey in the Atlantic Provinces 2007