Catherine Paradis
Biographic Data
| ID | 3928080 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Catherine Paradis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Catherine |
| FAMILY NAME | Paradis |
| SIGNATURE | PARADIS C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4344-523X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
On the Label: Implementation of Health Warnings on Alcohol Products in 13 European Countries
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…
Beyond the label: Analyzing the presence and information behind the QR codes on alcohol containers in 13 European countries
Almost a third of alcoholic beverages in 13 European countries contained QR code. However, most labels did not specify the purpose of the code. Furthermore, given the website content, there is concern that they serve as a promotional tool rather than providing access to nutritional and risk information
A drink equals how many cigarettes? Equating mortality risks from alcohol and tobacco use in Canada
Objective: To quantify and communicate risk equivalencies for alcohol-and tobacco-attributable mortality by comparing per standard drinks consumed to per number of cigarettes smoked in Canada. Methods: Alcohol-and tobacco-attributable premature deaths (≤75 years of age) and years of life lost (YLL) were estimated using a lifetime risk modeling approach. Alcohol-attributable death statistics were obtained from the 2023 Canadian Guidance on Alcohol…
Alcohol policy changes during the first three-months of the Covid-19 pandemic: Development and application of a classification scheme
BACKGROUND: Policy changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted on alcohol control. This study describes the development and application of a classification scheme to map alcohol policy changes during the first three-months of the COVID-19 pandemic in five countries and/or subnational jurisdictions. METHOD: A pre-registered systematic review of policy decisions from March to May 2020, in Australia/New South Wales, Canada/Ontario, Ch…
Assessing the implementation of evidence-based alcohol policies on Atlantic Canadian post-secondary campuses: A comparative analysis
Atlantic Canadian universities are collectively achieving less than half their potential to reduce student alcohol-related harm. However, this study identifies opportunities where policies can be enhanced or modified. The fact that most policies are present at one or more campuses highlights that policy recommendations are an achievable goal for campuses. Campuses are encouraged to look to each other as models for improving their own policies
Changes in the dollar value of per capita alcohol, essential, and non-essential retail sales in Canada during Covid-19
During the first 9 months of the pandemic, per capita alcohol sales were moderately elevated in Canada. In contrast, non-essential sales were lower than prior years, driven by large decreases during the initial months of the pandemic. These findings suggest that the pandemic was associated with increased population-level alcohol consumption, which may lead to increased alcohol-related harms. Ongoing research is needed to examine how factors, incl…
Improving Knowledge that Alcohol Can Cause Cancer is Associated with Consumer Support for Alcohol Policies: Findings from a Real-World Alcohol Labelling Study
Knowledge that alcohol can cause cancer is low in Canada. Alcohol labels are one strategy for communicating alcohol-related harms, including cancer. Extending existing research observing an association between knowledge of the alcohol-cancer link and support for alcohol policies, this study examined whether increases in individual-level knowledge that alcohol is a carcinogen following an alcohol labelling intervention are associated with support …
Effects of strengthening alcohol labels on attention, message processing, and perceived effectiveness: A quasi-experimental study in Yukon, Canada
Communicating risks to drinkers: Testing alcohol labels with a cancer warning and national drinking guidelines in Canada
A research plan to define Canada’s first low-risk gambling guidelines
From a public health perspective, gambling shares many of the same characteristics as alcohol. Notably, excessive gambling is associated with many physical and emotional health harms, including depression, suicidal ideation, substance use and addiction and greater utilization of health care resources. Gambling also demonstrates a similar ‘dose-response’ relationship as alcohol—the more one gambles, the greater the likelihood of harm. Using the sa…
Canada’s National Alcohol Strategy: It’s Time to Assess Progress
This evaluation practice note describes the current state of a monitoring framework developed to help evaluate the implementation of Canada’s National Alcohol Strategy (NAS). The note presents the method chosen to assess whether the NAS is effective in promoting moderation and reducing the overall harm from alcohol. The discussion focuses on current challenges associated with this monitoring framework, as well as the project’s achievements so far…
Does context matter? A multilevel analysis of gambling settings among undergraduates
Background: Research has yet to disentangle and estimate the relative contributions of both contextual and individual characteristics to explain time and money expenditures on gambling. Methods: Data are drawn from the University Student Gambling Habit Survey (ENHJEU), a campus-stratified survey targeting full-time undergraduates enrolled at three universities in Montreal, Canada (N = 2139). Up to three gambling occasions were investigated per re…
Patterns and trends in gambling participation in the Quebec population between 2009 and 2012
Parenthood, drinking locations and heavy drinking
Alcohol Consumption: A Different Kind of Canadian Mosaic
Positional Role Changes and Drinking Patterns: Results of a Longitudinal Study
This study of heavily drinking males in the general population assesses the effect of positional role changes on drinking behaviors. The data are derived from a longitudinal study over a three-year period (1992–1995) of a representative sample of 617 male heavy drinkers from the Quebec (Canada) adult population. Three types of positional roles have been examined: employment, marital, and parental status. This study examined two dimensions of the …
Parenthood, drinking locations and heavy drinking
Positional Role Changes and Drinking Patterns: Results of a Longitudinal Study
This study of heavily drinking males in the general population assesses the effect of positional role changes on drinking behaviors. The data are derived from a longitudinal study over a three-year period (1992–1995) of a representative sample of 617 male heavy drinkers from the Quebec (Canada) adult population. Three types of positional roles have been examined: employment, marital, and parental status. This study examined two dimensions of the …
Alcohol Consumption: A Different Kind of Canadian Mosaic
Positional Role Changes and Drinking Patterns: Results of a Longitudinal Study
This study of heavily drinking males in the general population assesses the effect of positional role changes on drinking behaviors. The data are derived from a longitudinal study over a three-year period (1992–1995) of a representative sample of 617 male heavy drinkers from the Quebec (Canada) adult population. Three types of positional roles have been examined: employment, marital, and parental status. This study examined two dimensions of the …
Alcohol Consumption: A Different Kind of Canadian Mosaic
Parenthood, drinking locations and heavy drinking
Does context matter? A multilevel analysis of gambling settings among undergraduates
Background: Research has yet to disentangle and estimate the relative contributions of both contextual and individual characteristics to explain time and money expenditures on gambling. Methods: Data are drawn from the University Student Gambling Habit Survey (ENHJEU), a campus-stratified survey targeting full-time undergraduates enrolled at three universities in Montreal, Canada (N = 2139). Up to three gambling occasions were investigated per re…
Patterns and trends in gambling participation in the Quebec population between 2009 and 2012
Canada’s National Alcohol Strategy: It’s Time to Assess Progress
This evaluation practice note describes the current state of a monitoring framework developed to help evaluate the implementation of Canada’s National Alcohol Strategy (NAS). The note presents the method chosen to assess whether the NAS is effective in promoting moderation and reducing the overall harm from alcohol. The discussion focuses on current challenges associated with this monitoring framework, as well as the project’s achievements so far…
A research plan to define Canada’s first low-risk gambling guidelines
From a public health perspective, gambling shares many of the same characteristics as alcohol. Notably, excessive gambling is associated with many physical and emotional health harms, including depression, suicidal ideation, substance use and addiction and greater utilization of health care resources. Gambling also demonstrates a similar ‘dose-response’ relationship as alcohol—the more one gambles, the greater the likelihood of harm. Using the sa…
Improving Knowledge that Alcohol Can Cause Cancer is Associated with Consumer Support for Alcohol Policies: Findings from a Real-World Alcohol Labelling Study
Knowledge that alcohol can cause cancer is low in Canada. Alcohol labels are one strategy for communicating alcohol-related harms, including cancer. Extending existing research observing an association between knowledge of the alcohol-cancer link and support for alcohol policies, this study examined whether increases in individual-level knowledge that alcohol is a carcinogen following an alcohol labelling intervention are associated with support …
Effects of strengthening alcohol labels on attention, message processing, and perceived effectiveness: A quasi-experimental study in Yukon, Canada
Communicating risks to drinkers: Testing alcohol labels with a cancer warning and national drinking guidelines in Canada
Changes in the dollar value of per capita alcohol, essential, and non-essential retail sales in Canada during Covid-19
During the first 9 months of the pandemic, per capita alcohol sales were moderately elevated in Canada. In contrast, non-essential sales were lower than prior years, driven by large decreases during the initial months of the pandemic. These findings suggest that the pandemic was associated with increased population-level alcohol consumption, which may lead to increased alcohol-related harms. Ongoing research is needed to examine how factors, incl…
A drink equals how many cigarettes? Equating mortality risks from alcohol and tobacco use in Canada
Objective: To quantify and communicate risk equivalencies for alcohol-and tobacco-attributable mortality by comparing per standard drinks consumed to per number of cigarettes smoked in Canada. Methods: Alcohol-and tobacco-attributable premature deaths (≤75 years of age) and years of life lost (YLL) were estimated using a lifetime risk modeling approach. Alcohol-attributable death statistics were obtained from the 2023 Canadian Guidance on Alcohol…
Alcohol policy changes during the first three-months of the Covid-19 pandemic: Development and application of a classification scheme
BACKGROUND: Policy changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted on alcohol control. This study describes the development and application of a classification scheme to map alcohol policy changes during the first three-months of the COVID-19 pandemic in five countries and/or subnational jurisdictions. METHOD: A pre-registered systematic review of policy decisions from March to May 2020, in Australia/New South Wales, Canada/Ontario, Ch…
Assessing the implementation of evidence-based alcohol policies on Atlantic Canadian post-secondary campuses: A comparative analysis
Atlantic Canadian universities are collectively achieving less than half their potential to reduce student alcohol-related harm. However, this study identifies opportunities where policies can be enhanced or modified. The fact that most policies are present at one or more campuses highlights that policy recommendations are an achievable goal for campuses. Campuses are encouraged to look to each other as models for improving their own policies
Beyond the label: Analyzing the presence and information behind the QR codes on alcohol containers in 13 European countries
Almost a third of alcoholic beverages in 13 European countries contained QR code. However, most labels did not specify the purpose of the code. Furthermore, given the website content, there is concern that they serve as a promotional tool rather than providing access to nutritional and risk information
On the Label: Implementation of Health Warnings on Alcohol Products in 13 European Countries
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 (13 works) · Medicine (11 works) · Environmental health (10 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Alcohol (8 works) · Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (8 works) · Business (6 works) · Demography (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Population (6 works)