QUESTIONS
1.
1.
Any level of alcohol consumption had a net negative impact on health for almost every disease reviewed by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA), a national advisory organization, according to their new report. This includes heart disease, several types of cancer and liver cirrhosis. Do you drink alcohol? Answer yes even if it just rare occasions. Yes
56%
1352 votes
No
44%
1048 votes
2.
2.
The health risks become "increasingly high" when someone has six or more drinks per week. And for women who have three or more drinks per week, the risk of health issues increases more steeply compared to men, research shows. If you do drink alcohol, do you drink more than 6 drinks a week as a man or more than 3 drinks a week as a woman? Yes
18%
433 votes
No
47%
1129 votes
Not Applicable
35%
838 votes
3.
3.
Experts say the risks associated with alcohol consumption need to be made more clear beyond these recommendations. Dr. Fawaad Iqbal, a radiation oncologist at Durham Regional Cancer Centre in Oshawa, Ont and those who worked on CCSA's guidelines want to see cancer warnings and the number of standard drinks listed on alcohol bottles or cans. Do you think alcohol should have cancer warnings on the bottles and cans? Yes
43%
1039 votes
No
26%
631 votes
Undecided
30%
730 votes
4.
4.
If you do drink alcohol often, will these findings make you reduce your alcohol intake? Yes
9%
226 votes
No
23%
559 votes
Undecided
10%
233 votes
Not Applicable
58%
1382 votes
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