Alcohol Use disorders and harm-reduction in indigenous coastal communities of Hudson Bay Northern Canada

Figures & data

Table 1. Effects of BI after six months

Drinking behaviours
Total abstinence	46% (n = 21)
Decrease in number of drinking days	26% (n = 12)
Decrease in drinks per day	28% (n = 13)
Decrease in binge drinking	30% (n = 14)
BI had a noteworthy impact on binge drinking and other alcohol-related behaviours at six months. Results for markers of alcohol consumption showed expected improvement similar to the Cobain et al., study, but in addition our study showed a notable impact on binge drinking.

Table 2.  MSASQ-Questionnaire

Figure 1. At empted suicides from 2010 to 2016.

Note: The exact number of attempted suicides were 182, 194, 188, 179, 168, 157, and 151, respectively. The downward trend was due to decreased suicide attempts in the adult population. Teen suicide was on the increase often associated with clustering (Swanson & Coleman, 2013).

Figure 2. Death by suicide from 2010 to 2016.

Note: The figure represents the gradual downward trend in alcohol-related deaths by suicide from 2010 to 2016. Review of case-specific autopsy, toxicology, and administrative records revealed that alcohol was involved in 82% of all adult suicides, 60% of whom had been binge drinking with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) 3–6 times the legal limit for Ontario. 22% had a BAC at around the legal limit. 18% had consumed no alcohol