Alberta profile social and health indicators of alcohol and drug abuse : 1996 update, now including regional authorities

100 Pages·1996·8.5 MB·English

by  Slavik, Wes

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( A lberta Profile B
Social and Health
Indicators of Alcohol
and Drug Abuse
Now includes information summarized by
AADAC Service Delivery Boundaries and
Regional Health Authority Boundaries
FOURTH EDITION
APRIL, 1996
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Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission
An Agency of the Government of Alberta

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ALBERTA PROFILE
SOCIAL AND HEALTH INDICATORS OF
ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE
1996 UPDATE
NOW INCLUDING REGIONAL AUTHORITIES
Prepared by Wes Slavik
AADAC Policy and Service Monitoring
Consultation^ Information and Funded Services
Fourth Edition
April, 1996
Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission
An Agency of the Government of Alberta

AADAC Alberta Profile Report - A pril, 1996
TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY i
INTRODUCTION 1
I. ALCOHOL AND DRUG-RELATED INDICATORS BY REGIONAL HEALTH
AUTHORITY 3
A. REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY AREA MAP 4
B. HIGHLIGHTS 5
1. SUMMARY TABLE OF INDICATORS 6
2. ALCOHOL AND DRUG INDICATORS 9
2.1 DOLLAR SALES OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND DENSITY
OF RETAIL LIQUOR STORES 9
2.2 ALCOHOL-RELATED DISEASES 12
2.3 ALCOHOL AND DRUG RELATED CRIMINAL OFFENCES 15
2.4 ALCOHOL-RELATED TRAFFIC COLLISIONS 20
2.5 TRIPLICATE (DRUG) PRESCRIPTION PROGRAM 22
2.6 TOBACCO-RELATED DISEASES 24
H. ALCOHOL AND DRUG-RELATED INDICATORS BY AADAC SERVICE
AREA 27
A. AAD AC SERVICE AREA MAP 28
B. HIGHLIGHTS 29
I. SUMMARY TABLE OF INDICATORS 30
2. ALCOHOL AND DRUG INDICATORS 34
2.1 DOLLAR SALES OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND DENSITY
OF RETAIL LIQUOR STORES 34
2.2 ALCOHOL-RELATED DISEASES 38
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2.4 ALCOHOL AND DRUG-RELATED CRIMINAL OFFENSES 43
2.5 ALCOHOL-RELATED TRAFFIC COLLISIONS 48
2.6 TRIPLICATE (DRUG) PRESCRIPTION PROGRAM 50
2.7 ADMISSIONS TO AADAC AND FUNDED AGENCY FACILITIES 52
2.8 TOBACCO-RELATED DISEASES 54
APPENDIX I
Glossary of Terms 57
APPENDIX II
Population and other Demographic Indicators presented by Regional Health
Authority 60
APPENDIX HI
Population and other Demographic Indicators presented by AADAC Service
Area 71

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The author would like to acknowledge the assistance of many individuals and the organizations
they represent used in the preparation of this report. These include:
-» Norm Peterson, Alberta Liquor Control Board, Finance and Administration for providing a
listing of all retail liquor outlets.
— >• Carol Bolee, Ken Morrison and Gary Gilham, Alberta Health, Information Services, Division
Support Branch, for providing alcohol-related and tobacco-related disease data.
-» Stafford Dean, Alberta Health, Funding Standards Branch, Population Health and Program
Development Division, for providing demographic data and postal code aggregations for
Regional Health Authorities.
-» Connie Schultz, Alberta Health, Vital Statistics, Systems Administration for providing
alcohol-related death data.
— >> Wayne Wilson, Alberta Justice, Public Security Division, for providing data on alcohol-related
criminal offenses.
— > Liz Owens, Alberta Transportation and Utilities, Transportation Safety Board/Motor
Transport Services, for providing motor vehicle traffic collision data.
Ron Helmhold and Karen Heska, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Province of Alberta,
for providing Triplicate (Drug) Prescription Program data.
— » Kurt Schreiner, Bill Hliska and Wayne Blumstengel, Alberta Treasury, Statistics, for providing
AADAC service area demographic data and postal code aggregations.
— » Carmel Forbes, Statistics Canada, Sales and Marketing for providing census population
counts by Aboriginal origin.
-» Sharon Mollot, AADAC Research and Information Systems for providing Client Monitoring
System data.
— > Greg MacIntyre, AADAC Resource Development and Marketing for preparing service area
catchment maps.
— > Jo Tworek, AADAC Policy and Service Monitoring for word processing support.
— » Darlene James, AADAC Policy and Service Monitoring for data analysis support.
-> Terry Lind and Ed Sawka, AADAC Policy and Service Monitoring for editorial direction and
assistance.