Resources and Publications
Addictions Research Reports and Related Documents
Addiction Services News & Views Newsletter
- News & Views Spring 2009
Nouvelles et commentaires: Printemps 2009 - News & Views Fall and Winter 2008
Nouvelles et commentaires: Automne-hiver 2008 - News & Views Spring and Summer 2008
- News & Views Fall and Winter 2007
Alcohol-specific
- Child and Youth Drinking: The Context of Alcohol Use Among Adolescents in Nova Scotia
- Culture of Alcohol Use in Nova Scotia 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:
- 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
- Resource Order Form
Yellow Flag Campaign:
Visit yellowflag.ca 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