I forgot to post this for five hours
Lots of stuff on the CBC today: Addictions cost Canada nearly $40 billion a year, and these days that much in Canadian dollars is pretty expensive (good news for people I know who are moving to America, though, with the loonie on a 15 year high). It's interesting looking at some of the figures from the first story; illegal drugs only account for 20% of the cost, and as far as deaths go:
37,209 from tobacco, including 17,679 cancer deaths, 10,853 from cardiovascular disease and 8,282 from respiratory disease.
4,258 deaths attributed to alcohol, including 1,246 from cirrhosis, 909 from vehicle crashes, and 603 from drinking-related suicides.
1,695 from illegal drugs, including 958 from fatal overdoses, 295 from suicides linked to drug use, 165 from hepatitis C infection linked to drug use, and 87 from HIV infection connected to drug use.
On a totally different note, here's a headline I didn't particularly expect to see:
"Reward offered for return of Quebec woman's head"
This, however, is the sort of thing I'm used to seeing on Canadian news.
37,209 from tobacco, including 17,679 cancer deaths, 10,853 from cardiovascular disease and 8,282 from respiratory disease.
4,258 deaths attributed to alcohol, including 1,246 from cirrhosis, 909 from vehicle crashes, and 603 from drinking-related suicides.
1,695 from illegal drugs, including 958 from fatal overdoses, 295 from suicides linked to drug use, 165 from hepatitis C infection linked to drug use, and 87 from HIV infection connected to drug use.
On a totally different note, here's a headline I didn't particularly expect to see:
"Reward offered for return of Quebec woman's head"
This, however, is the sort of thing I'm used to seeing on Canadian news.
