The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) regularly provides expert information on addictions and mental health treatment,
research, education and advocacy to the public through the media. Here are some recent samples of CAMH coverage. Click on
the headlines below to read the full stories (external links):
Crazy talk
The Globe and Mail - Saturday, January 31
Health plan funds killer drug
The Toronto Star - Saturday, January 31, 2009
Other mentions: The Hamilton Spectator; mapinc.org
Research: Changing patterns in opioid addiction
Canadian Family Physician - Vol. 55, No. 1, January 2009
The colour pink and gender identity
CBC-R, The Current (National) - Thursday, January 29 (Not available on-line)
A tormented soul is free to fly
Chinese News - Thursday, January 29 (Not available on-line)
How to relieve SAD
The Hamilton Spectator - Thursday, January 29
Exercise relieves stress and depression
CFRB-AM, Toronto At Noon - Wednesday, January 28 (Not available on-line)
Methadone clinic in Peterborough
CHEX-TV, News (Peterborough) - Tuesday, January 27
Dual diagnosis
The Globe and Mail - Tuesday, January 27
Youth convicted of Lemieux murder to be sentenced in March
The Sudbury Star - Tuesday, January 27
Party drug “purepill” poses serious health risks
CBC-TV News (National & Montreal) – Monday, January 26 (Not available online)
Other mentions: yukon-news.com; mapinc.org; mdlinx.com
Discussion: ADD/ADHD
CP24-TV (Toronto) - Monday, January 26 (Not available online)
SAD state of affairs
The Toronto Sun – Monday, January 26
Other mentions: The Observer (Sarnia); The Ottawa Sun; The Winnipeg Sun; Ottawa 24 Hours; Toronto 24 Hours; The Calgary Sun; The Edmonton
Sun; chealth.ca; northernnews.ca; The Sentinel Review (Woodstock); The Expositor (Brantford); The Sault Star; The North Bay Nugget; The London Free Press; The Standard (St. Catharines); The Chatham-Kent Citizen
CAMH partnership helps break the cycle of addiction and incarceration
Hospital Perspectives (OHA) – Monday, January 26 (Not available online)
Laser smoking cessation therapy
CHBC-TV Kelowna; Global News Ontario – Friday, January 23 (Not available online)
The hidden epidemic: oxycontin abuse
CTV News Sudbury – Friday, January 23 (Not available online)
What do women want?
New York Times - Thursday, January 22
Province should fund alcohol education
The Independent (Kincardine); The Walkerton-Herald Times; Shoreline Beacon (Port Elgin) - Wednesday, January 21
How to succeed in 2009: Don’t quit trying to quit
The Midland Mirror - Wednesday, January 21
Eye colour, schizophrenia not all in the genes
Toronto Star - Monday, January 19, 2009
New brochure available “Partying and getting drunk”
northumberlandview.ca - Monday, January 19
CAMH study reveals that heritability may not be linked to DNA
sciencedaily.com - Sunday, January 18, 2009
Other mentions: genengnews.com; huliq.com; physorg.com; redorbit.com; medicalnewstoday.com; diariosandiego.com; therapeuticsdaily.com; tmc.net; labcanada.com; news-medical.net
2009 Transforming Lives Awards
CFOS-AM, Georgian Bay Today (Owen Sound), The Annex Guardian; Beach-South Riverdale Mirror; City Centre Mirror; insidetoronto.com
– Friday, January 16, 2009 (Not available online)
Community is key to care
Toronto Star - Friday, January 16
Immigration policy – are programs delivering?
Toronto Star - Thursday, January 15
Infrastructure Ontario announces short list of teams to bid on CAMH project
Daily Commercial News (Toronto) - Thursday, January 15
Other mentions: Project Finance Magazine
Program dealing with violent customers could be made mandatory
Toronto Community News – Wednesday, January 14
Other mentions: North York Mirror (Toronto); The Bloor West Villager; The Annex Guardian
Time to draw a new line for drunk drivers
The Toronto Sun - Wednesday, January 14
Other mentions: The Calgary Sun; The Ottawa Sun; The Sudbury Star; The Calgary Sun; The Edmonton Sun; The Winnipeg Sun; The Welland Tribune, Northern News (Kirkland Lake); The Daily Observer; portagedailygraphic.com; ; The London Free Press
CAMH offers treatment to help smokers butt out
The Bloor West Villager - January 13, 2009
Other mentions: The Annex Guardian; insidetoronto.com
CAMH training seminar deals with issues of sexual orientation and gender identity
Toronto Community News – Tuesday, January 13
Other mentions: The Bloor West Villager; The Annex Guardian (Toronto)
Lowering the blood alcohol level to .05 would save lives
The Toronto Sun - Tuesday, January 13
Other mentions: CJNI-FM Halifax (not available online)
Five named to Order of Canada
The Bulletin, University of Toronto - Tuesday, January 13
What happens in the brain when we are happy
TVO-TV, The Agenda – Tuesday, January 13 (not available online)
FOCUS concerned about funding: Editor
The Sun Times (Owen Sound) - Monday, January 12
CAMH announces next phase in its STOP Study
CP24-TV – Monday, January 12, 2009; CHAM-AM Hamilton – Tuesday, January 13, 2009 (not available online)
Other mentions:; North Bay Nugget; Barrie Advance; Orillia Packet; Blenheim News Tribune; Bradford W. Gwillimbury Times; The Harrow News; Canadian Business News; The New Tecumseth Times (Beeton); Stratford City Gazette; Waterloo Chronicle; The Ignace Driftwood; Rainy River Record; The Stayner Sun; Le Journal de Cornwall; The City Center Mirror (Toronto); The Simcoe Reformer; CJTT-FM, News (New Liskeard)
A pretty pill with an ugly side
Toronto Star - Friday, January 9
Other media: Stimulant pills provide energy, but come with possible side effects and risk - Waterloo Region Record; The Hamilton Spectator; The Chronicle Journal (Thunder Bay); The Penticton Herald; Medicine Hat News; Stratford Beacon Herald; The Recorder and Times (Brockville); timestranscript.canadaeast.com; The London Free Press
Mixed drinks
Canadian Family (T.O.) Magazine - January 2009 (not available online)
Mental Illness and the public
Toronto Star - January 6, 2009
Medications and methods to help quit smoking
CBC Radio - January 6, 2009 (not available online)
Other mentions: City TV Winnipeg
Addicts find a better way
The Hamilton Spectator - Monday, January 5
Kicking an addiction and when is intervention appropriate?
Global News Toronto - January 1, 2009 (not available online)
Other mentions: Global Edmonton, Global Calgary, CHCA-TV Red Deer
Note: You will leave CAMH.net when you click on the media links above. These other sites were independently developed by parties
other than CAMH and we do not assume responsibility for the accuracy or appropriateness of the information contained at, or
endorse the viewpoints expressed at such other sites.
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