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About Scott

Scott Macdonald is a scientist emeritus with the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (formerly CARBC) at the 番茄社区, and was CISUR's Assistant Director of Research from 2005 to 2018. He previously worked as a scientist for 25 years at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, formerly the Addiction Research Foundation in Ontario. His educational background includes a PhD in epidemiology and biostatistics from the University of Western Ontario, a MA in criminology from the University of Toronto, and a BSc in psychology from the 番茄社区.

Dr. Macdonald has focused his career on research issues in the substance use and abuse field, with empirical studies in a variety of areas, such as the role of substance use in injuries, program evaluation, and marijuana and alcohol policy. He has been an expert witness in several cases related to drug testing in the workplace, and been a consultant with groups such as the International Labour Office, the World Health Organization and Transport Canada.

He recently published , which examines whether Canada's new cannabis-impaired driving laws are rooted in solid science.

Projects

• Alcohol, energy drinks and other stimulants: An emergency room study assessing the effects of gender, context and substance use on injury risk
• Alcohol outlet privatization: The British Columbia experiment
• Assessing the impacts of cannabis legalization on traffic-related injuries among youth and adults in Alberta and Ontario
• Compulsory addiction treatment: toward evidence-based policy and practice
• Does minimum pricing reduce the burden of disease and illness attributable to alcohol?
• Evaluating the Impact of Minimum Pricing in Saskatchewan on Crime and Health Outcomes
• How much do people under-report their drinking in surveys, and by how much?
• Island Health alcohol and other drug treatment services
• The economic costs of substance use in Canada (CSUCH)
• The impact of immediate roadside prohibitions for drinking drivers on alcohol-related collisions
• Youth Experiences Project: Police discretion with youth who use illicit substances

Publications

• Alcohol and Other-Drug Related Harms in BC's Island Health Region
• Alcohol consumption in British Columbia and Canada: A case for liquor taxes that reduce harm (PDF 334kb)
• Drug use trends in Victoria and Vancouver, and changes in injection drug use after the closure of Victoria鈥檚 fixed site needle exchange (PDF 919kb)
• Legalization of Cannabis in Canada: Implementation strategies and public health
• Overdose events in British Columbia: Trends in substances involved, contexts and responses (PDF 585kb)
• Patterns of risky alcohol use in British Columbia: Results of the 2004 Canadian Addiction Survey (PDF 522kb)
• Per adult consumption of alcohol in British Columbia: 2002 to 2005. In: Mapping Substance Use in BC and Canada (PDF 265kb)
• Prevalence report 2008-12: Alcohol, cannabis, cigarettes & other drugs in BC & other provinces (PDF 262kb)
• Prevalence report 2008-12: Alcohol, cannabis, cigarettes & RX drugs in BC & other provinces (PDF 391kb)
• Prevalence report 2008-12: Cocaine, ecstasy, heroin & other drugs in BC & other provinces (PDF 341kb)
• Regional variations and trends in substance use and related harm in BC (PDF 349kb)
• Surveillance and monitoring of acute alcohol-related problems in the emergency room. In: Alcohol and injuries (PDF 116kb)
• The price of getting high, stoned and drunk in BC: A comparison of minimum prices for alcohol and other psychoactive substances (PDF 423kb)
• Tobacco reduction in the context of mental health and addictions: A review of the evidence (PDF 633kb)