Ashley Wettlaufer
Biographic Data
| ID | 5411503 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ashley Wettlaufer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ashley |
| FAMILY NAME | Wettlaufer |
| SIGNATURE | WETTLAUFER A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Centre for Addiction and Mental Health |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1762-7021 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A comparison of labelling requirements for alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis across WHO regions and implications for alcohol labelling policy in Canada
BACKGROUND: Alcohol is a leading cause of global death and disability yet labelling requirements for alcohol products remain inconsistent across WHO Member States and comparatively weak in Canada, where Bill S-202 to mandate warnings is currently under review. In contrast, tobacco and cannabis are subject to more rigorous government mandated labelling requirements. This study compares federally-mandated labelling requirements for alcohol, tobacco…
Alcohol lobbying in Canada
Although alcohol is a leading cause of health and social harms in Canada, policies directed at alleviating the public health burden created by alcohol are rarely adopted and often reversed. This study analyses alcohol-related policy lobbying activity to better understand how lobbying might impact policy development in Canada. This was deemed not human subjects research. A cross-sectional analysis was conducted using data from the federal Canadian…
Comparing alcohol policy environments in high‐income jurisdictions with the International Alcohol Control Policy Index
Provincial and territorial results and recommendations from the Canadian Alcohol Policy Evaluation project
Alcohol, No Ordinary Commodity
Alcohol is a favorite psychoactive substance of Canadians. It is also a leading risk factor for death and disability, playing a causal role in a broad spectrum of health and social issues. Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity is a collaborative, integrative review of the scientific literature. This paper describes the epidemiology of alcohol use and current state of alcohol policy in Canada, best practices in policy identified by the third edition of A…
Assessing alcohol industry penetration and government safeguards
BACKGROUND: The alcohol industry uses many of the tobacco industry's strategies to influence policy-making, yet unlike the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, there is no intergovernmental guidance on protecting policies from alcohol industry influence. Systematic assessment of alcohol industry penetration and government safeguards is also lacking. Here, we aimed to identify the nature and extent of industry penetration in a cross-section of…
An assessment of federal alcohol policies in Canada and priority recommendations
Many evidence-informed alcohol policies have not been adopted, or been adopted only partially, by the Canadian federal government. Urgent adoption of the recommended policies is needed to prevent and reduce the enormous health, social, and economic costs of alcohol use in Canada
Response to letter by Alain Braillon
Why Canadians deserve to have mandated health and standard drink information labels on alcohol containers
To reduce deaths, morbidity, and social problems from alcohol in Canada, a multi-dimensional robust response is needed, including a comprehensive alcohol control strategy at the provincial, territorial, and federal levels. Alcohol container labels with health and standard drink information are an essential component of this strategy. This commentary provides a rationale for the mandatory labelling of all alcohol products, summarizes Canadian init…
Strategies for engaging policy stakeholders to translate research knowledge into practice more effectively
The Canadian Alcohol Policy Evaluation project
Alcohol retail privatisation in Canadian provinces between 2012 and 2017. Is decision making oriented to harm reduction
National, regional, and global burdens of disease from 2000 to 2016 attributable to alcohol use
BACKGROUND: Alcohol use has increased globally, with varying trends in different parts of the world. This study investigates gender, age, and geographical differences in the alcohol-attributable burden of disease from 2000 to 2016. METHODS: This comparative risk assessment study estimated the alcohol-attributable burden of disease. Population-attributable fractions (PAFs) were estimated by combining alcohol exposure data obtained from production …
What is the best indicator of the harmful use of alcohol? A narrative review
A Comparison of Measures and Policies to Prevent Alcohol Problems among Youth across Canadian Provinces
The current report compares Canadian provinces across three policy/program dimensions demonstrated to reduce alcohol-related problems among 15–24-year-olds. The dimensions, Legal Drinking Age, Server and Manager Training/Challenge and Refusal Programs, and Drinking and Driving, were assessed using specified indicators with provincial scores reflecting the percentage of the ideal attained. National means for each dimension were also calculated. Le…
The Raising of Minimum Alcohol Prices in Saskatchewan, Canada
Objectives. We report impacts on alcohol consumption following new and increased minimum alcohol prices in Saskatchewan, Canada. Methods. We conducted autoregressive integrated moving average time series analyses of alcohol sales and price data from the Saskatchewan government alcohol monopoly for 26 periods before and 26 periods after the intervention. Results. A 10% increase in minimum prices significantly reduced consumption of beer by 10.06%,…
The Raising of Minimum Alcohol Prices in Saskatchewan, Canada
Objectives. We report impacts on alcohol consumption following new and increased minimum alcohol prices in Saskatchewan, Canada. Methods. We conducted autoregressive integrated moving average time series analyses of alcohol sales and price data from the Saskatchewan government alcohol monopoly for 26 periods before and 26 periods after the intervention. Results. A 10% increase in minimum prices significantly reduced consumption of beer by 10.06%,…
An assessment of federal alcohol policies in Canada and priority recommendations
Many evidence-informed alcohol policies have not been adopted, or been adopted only partially, by the Canadian federal government. Urgent adoption of the recommended policies is needed to prevent and reduce the enormous health, social, and economic costs of alcohol use in Canada
Why Canadians deserve to have mandated health and standard drink information labels on alcohol containers
To reduce deaths, morbidity, and social problems from alcohol in Canada, a multi-dimensional robust response is needed, including a comprehensive alcohol control strategy at the provincial, territorial, and federal levels. Alcohol container labels with health and standard drink information are an essential component of this strategy. This commentary provides a rationale for the mandatory labelling of all alcohol products, summarizes Canadian init…
The Raising of Minimum Alcohol Prices in Saskatchewan, Canada
Objectives. We report impacts on alcohol consumption following new and increased minimum alcohol prices in Saskatchewan, Canada. Methods. We conducted autoregressive integrated moving average time series analyses of alcohol sales and price data from the Saskatchewan government alcohol monopoly for 26 periods before and 26 periods after the intervention. Results. A 10% increase in minimum prices significantly reduced consumption of beer by 10.06%,…
A Comparison of Measures and Policies to Prevent Alcohol Problems among Youth across Canadian Provinces
The current report compares Canadian provinces across three policy/program dimensions demonstrated to reduce alcohol-related problems among 15–24-year-olds. The dimensions, Legal Drinking Age, Server and Manager Training/Challenge and Refusal Programs, and Drinking and Driving, were assessed using specified indicators with provincial scores reflecting the percentage of the ideal attained. National means for each dimension were also calculated. Le…
National, regional, and global burdens of disease from 2000 to 2016 attributable to alcohol use
BACKGROUND: Alcohol use has increased globally, with varying trends in different parts of the world. This study investigates gender, age, and geographical differences in the alcohol-attributable burden of disease from 2000 to 2016. METHODS: This comparative risk assessment study estimated the alcohol-attributable burden of disease. Population-attributable fractions (PAFs) were estimated by combining alcohol exposure data obtained from production …
What is the best indicator of the harmful use of alcohol? A narrative review
The Canadian Alcohol Policy Evaluation project
Alcohol retail privatisation in Canadian provinces between 2012 and 2017. Is decision making oriented to harm reduction
Strategies for engaging policy stakeholders to translate research knowledge into practice more effectively
Response to letter by Alain Braillon
Why Canadians deserve to have mandated health and standard drink information labels on alcohol containers
To reduce deaths, morbidity, and social problems from alcohol in Canada, a multi-dimensional robust response is needed, including a comprehensive alcohol control strategy at the provincial, territorial, and federal levels. Alcohol container labels with health and standard drink information are an essential component of this strategy. This commentary provides a rationale for the mandatory labelling of all alcohol products, summarizes Canadian init…
Alcohol, No Ordinary Commodity
Alcohol is a favorite psychoactive substance of Canadians. It is also a leading risk factor for death and disability, playing a causal role in a broad spectrum of health and social issues. Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity is a collaborative, integrative review of the scientific literature. This paper describes the epidemiology of alcohol use and current state of alcohol policy in Canada, best practices in policy identified by the third edition of A…
Assessing alcohol industry penetration and government safeguards
BACKGROUND: The alcohol industry uses many of the tobacco industry's strategies to influence policy-making, yet unlike the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, there is no intergovernmental guidance on protecting policies from alcohol industry influence. Systematic assessment of alcohol industry penetration and government safeguards is also lacking. Here, we aimed to identify the nature and extent of industry penetration in a cross-section of…
An assessment of federal alcohol policies in Canada and priority recommendations
Many evidence-informed alcohol policies have not been adopted, or been adopted only partially, by the Canadian federal government. Urgent adoption of the recommended policies is needed to prevent and reduce the enormous health, social, and economic costs of alcohol use in Canada
Alcohol lobbying in Canada
Although alcohol is a leading cause of health and social harms in Canada, policies directed at alleviating the public health burden created by alcohol are rarely adopted and often reversed. This study analyses alcohol-related policy lobbying activity to better understand how lobbying might impact policy development in Canada. This was deemed not human subjects research. A cross-sectional analysis was conducted using data from the federal Canadian…
Comparing alcohol policy environments in high‐income jurisdictions with the International Alcohol Control Policy Index
Provincial and territorial results and recommendations from the Canadian Alcohol Policy Evaluation project
A comparison of labelling requirements for alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis across WHO regions and implications for alcohol labelling policy in Canada
BACKGROUND: Alcohol is a leading cause of global death and disability yet labelling requirements for alcohol products remain inconsistent across WHO Member States and comparatively weak in Canada, where Bill S-202 to mandate warnings is currently under review. In contrast, tobacco and cannabis are subject to more rigorous government mandated labelling requirements. This study compares federally-mandated labelling requirements for alcohol, tobacco…
Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (15 works) · Business (12 works) · Environmental health (10 works) · Medicine (10 works) · Political science (10 works) · Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Alcohol (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Health Policy Implementation Science (5 works)