Andrea D Furlan

Cannabis use can impair driving. (Unsplash)

October 16, 2018

Even if cannabis is legal, please don’t toke and drive

Andrea D Furlan, University of Toronto

More places, including Canada, are legalizing cannabis, but how do we figure out when it’s no longer safe to drive?

Lack of clear evidence on impairment from cannabis use has led to vastly different workplace policies. Police officers in Ottawa and Vancouver face no restrictions on their off-work use of cannabis as long as they are fit for duty, officers in Calgary have been banned from use and in Toronto they face a 28-day abstinence period. (Shutterstock)

October 16, 2018

Cannabis in the workplace: We need an accurate measure of impairment

Andrea D Furlan, University of Toronto and Nancy Carnide, University of Toronto

Will offices, construction sites and medical clinics become less safe now that marijuana is legal in Canada? Our experts review the evidence, or lack of it.

The use of more than four medications by one patient is frequent. (AP Photo/Chris Post)

June 27, 2017

How to fix Canada’s opioid crisis: It starts with pain and the prescription pad

Andrea D Furlan, University of Toronto

One in five Canadians suffers chronic pain and almost 2,500 died last year from opioid overdose. A National Pain Strategy promises to tackle both problems.

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Even if cannabis is legal, please don’t toke and drive

Cannabis in the workplace: We need an accurate measure of impairment

How to fix Canada’s opioid crisis: It starts with pain and the prescription pad

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