The alcohol deficit in Canada, estimated at $6.4 billion in 2020, is the gap between the government's alcohol tax revenue and its expenditures on alcohol-related harms.
This deficit highlights the need for policies and programs to mitigate the negative effects of alcohol use on healthcare, productivity, and criminal justice.
A recent article in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction and the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research presents the latest evidence on this issue.
The study shows that the alcohol deficit in Canada increased by 122% over a 14-year period from 2007 to 2020. It is crucial to understand the impact of alcohol use and its associated harms on society.
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Source: Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA)
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