January
      24,
      2006
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      CADRE
      e
      15
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Letter
      to
      the
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      am
      writing
      on
      behalf
      an
      incident
      that
      occurred
      at
      the
      Wave
      last
      Thursday.
      My
     
     
      friends
      and
      I
      were
      at
      the
      bar
      enjoying
      some
      music
      until
      one
      of
      the
      bouncer’s
     
     
      accused
      one
      of
      [my]
      friends
      for
      sniffing
      cocaine
      in
      the
      washroom
      and
      sneaking
     
     
      in
      vodka,
      even
      though
      there
      was
      no
      evidence
      to
      prove
      this.
      To
      make
      matters
     
     
      worse,
      another
      bouncer
      who
      wasn’t
      even
      working
      that
      night
      insulted
      her.
      At
     
     
      that
      point
      I
      defended
      her
      and
      [he
      responded]
      “this
      [is]
      none
      of
      your
      business.”
     
     
      Petty
      sure
      that
      if
      one
      his
      friends
      was
      in
      the
      same
      situation
      he
      would
      stick
      [up]
     
     
      for
      them
      too.
      On
      the
      top,
      the
      bartenders
      apparently
      blackmailed
      the
      [band]
     
     
      and
      by
      telling
      them
      to
      reveal
      her
      last
      name
      or
      they
      would
      not
      get
      paid.
      Up
      until
     
     
      now
      I
      have
      been
      a
      regular
      customer,
      but
      until
      the
      staff
      apologizes
      for
      their
     
     
      behavior,
      I
      will
      only
      go
      on
      nights
      when
      there
      is
      no
      cover
      and
      not
      spend
      a
      cent
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      on
      drinks
      or
      food.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Chris
      Carson
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Alcohol:
      Canadians’
      Favourite
      Drug
      and
      Most
     
     
      Deadly
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Matthew
      Gauk
     
     
      The
      Martlet
      (University
      of
      Victoria)
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Estimates
      show
      that
      over
      1,700
      deaths
     
     
      were
      wholly
      or
      partly
      caused
      by
      excess
     
     
      alcohol
      consumption
      in
      B.C.
      in
      2003,
     
     
      compared
      to
      185
      deaths
      directly
      due
     
     
      to
      illicit
      drugs.
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      “The
      big
      point
      of
      this
      is
      to
     
     
      benchmark
      Canadian
      drinking
     
     
      patterns;
      the
      extent
      to
      which
      British
     
     
      Columbians
      and
      Canadians
      drink
     
     
      [compared]
      to
      the
      recommended
     
     
      guidelines
      of
      health
      and
      safety,”
      said
     
     
      Dr.
      Tim
      Stockwell,
      the
      director
      of
     
     
      CARBC
      and
      a
      UVic
      psychology
     
     
      professor.
     
    

    
     
      “Only
      a
      minority
      of
      alcohol
      in
     
     
      Canada
      is
      consumed
      in
      a
      way
      which
      is
     
     
      consistent
      with
      the
      guidelines.”
     
    

    
     
      In
      this
      first
      CARBC
      Statistical
     
     
      Bulletin,
      data
      from
      the
      2004
      Canadian
     
     
      Addiction
      Survey
      (CAS)
      is
      used
      to
     
     
      address
      questions
      relating
      to
      the
      extent
     
     
      to
      which
      alcohol
      use
      in
      B.C.
      and
     
     
      Canada
      complies
      with
      guidelines
      for
     
     
      low-risk
      drinking.
      The
      bulletin
      found
     
     
      that
      while
      73
      per
      cent
      of
      all
      reported
     
     
      alcohol
      consumption
      was
      in
      excess
      of
     
     
      Canadian
      low
      risk
      drinking
      guidelines,
     
     
      the
      CAS
      still
      greatly
      underestimated
     
     
      alcohol
      consumption.
     
    

    
     
      The
      risks
      that
      accompany
      heavy
     
     
      drinking
      are
      either
      short
      term
      or
      long
     
     
      term.
      Short-term
      risks
      are
      the
      more
     
     
      obvious,
      from
      tripping
      and
      falling
      to
     
     
      violent
      fights
      and
      car
      crashes.
      Less
     
     
      obvious
      may
      be
      the
      dangers
      of
      alcohol
     
     
      poisoning,
      or
      the
      long-term
      health
     
     
      risks
      resulting
      from
      steady,
      long-term
     
     
      use
      of
      the
      toxic
      substance.
     
    

    
     
      “There
      are
      60
      ways
      alcohol
      can
     
     
      kill
      you,”
      said
      Stockwell.
      “With
      regular
     
     
      consumption,
      you
      might
      not
      be
      getting
     
     
      drunk
      but
      you're
      still
      rotting
      your
     
     
      organs
      and
      increasing
      the
      risk
      of
     
     
      cancer.”
     
    

    
     
      Over
      90
      per
      cent
      of
      the
      alcohol
     
     
      consumption
      reported
      by
      males
      aged
     
     
      15
      to
      24
      years
      was
      consumed
      in
      excess
     
     
      of
      Canadian
      guidelines
      and
      over
      85
     
     
      per
      cent
      of
      that
      consumed
      by
      young
     
     
      females
      exceeded
      the
      guidelines.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      For
      this
      age
      group,
      says
      Stockwell,
      the
     
     
      short-term
      risks
      are
      of
      more
      concern:
     
     
      The
      tisk
      of
      suicide,
      violence,
      and
      the
     
     
      risk
      young
      people
      who
      drink
      need
      to
     
     
      be
      most
      aware
      of—overdosing.
     
    

    
     
      “When
      you’re
      having
      a
      party,
     
     
      give
      some
      thought
      in
      advance
      to
     
     
      safety.
      Look
      out
      for
      your
      friends,
      make
     
     
      sute
      they're
      OK,
      and
      make
      sure
      they
     
     
      don’t
      lose
      consciousness
      from
     
     
      drinking,
      because
      that
      can
      actually
      be
     
     
      life
      threatening.”
     
    

    
     
      Part
      of
      the
      purpose
      of
      the
     
     
      bulletin
      is
      to
      inform
      the
      debate
      over
     
     
      regulation.
      The
      question
      isn’t
      about
     
     
      prohibition
      or
      a
      laissez
      faire
      free-for-
     
     
      all,
      says
      Stockwell,
      but
      rather
      about
     
     
      the
      thousands
      of
      different
      regulations,
     
     
      from
      taxation
      to
      availability,
      that
      make
     
     
      up
      government
      policy
      on
      alcohol.
     
    

    
     
      “What’s
      the
      right
      level
      of
     
     
      regulation
      to
      tolerate
      and
      respect?”
     
     
      asked
      Stockwell.
     
    

    
     
      “This
      is
      a
      major
      issue
      we
      need
     
     
      to
      look
      at.
      To
      put
      it
      out
      here
      for
     
     
      discussion
      and
      debate,
      this
      is
     
     
      something
      we
      need
      to
      take
      seriously.”
     
     
      Scott
      Macdonald,
      the
      assistant
      director
     
     
      of
      research
      at
      CARBC,
      points
      out
      that
     
     
      while
      alcohol
      consumption
      is
      a
      fairly
     
     
      universal
      reality,
      drinking
      habits
      can
     
     
      vaty
      considerably
      from
      country
      to
     
     
      country.
     
    

    
     
      In
      some
      European
      countries,
     
     
      teens
      will
      often
      have
      a
      little
      bit
      of
     
     
      alcohol
      with
      their
      meals
      at
      home.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “Tn
      our
      society,
      drinking
      is
      a
      kind
     
    
   
   
    
     
      of
      rite
      of
      passage
      into
      adulthood,”
      said
     
     
      Macdonald.
      “Younger
      people
     
     
      experiment
      with
      alcohol—they
      don’t
     
     
      know
      what
      it’s
      like
      to
      get
      drunk.”
     
    

    
     
      _
      The
      idea
      that
      it
      is
      healthy
      to
     
     
      drink
      a
      glass
      of
      red
      wine
      a
      day
      can
      be
     
     
      taken
      out
      of
      context.
      Any
      benefits
      to
     
     
      drinking
      alcohol
      accrue
      equally,
      says
     
     
      Stockwell,
      adding
      they
      don’t
      just
      apply
     
     
      to
      red
      wine.
     
    

    
     
      “The
      trick
      is
      to
      drink
      a
      little
     
     
      sometimes,
      not
      any
      more
      than
      that,
      or
     
     
      else
      all
      the
      risks
      rapidly
      swamp
      the
     
     
      benefits
      of
      elevated
      drinking
      habits,”
     
     
      said
      Stockwell.
     
    

    
     
      “Safe
      drinking
      means
      avoiding
     
     
      excess
      in
      either
      way.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      18
      Italian
      white
      wine
      (4)
     
    

    
     
      19
      Flagpole
      marking
      position
      of
      golf
      hole
      (3)
     
     
      21
      Possess
      (3)
     
    

    
     
      23
      Shelf
      below
      window
      (4)
     
    

    
     
      24
      Affectedly
      stylish
      (6)
     
    

    
     
      27
      Move
      (4)
     
    

    
     
      28
      Adhesive
      (3)
     
    

    
     
      29
      Unkind
      (5)
     
    

    
     
      31
      Paper-folding
      art
      (7}
     
    

    
     
      32
      Unvarying
      (7)
     
    

    
     
      34
      Enormous
      (4)
      35
      Talkative
      person
      (10)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Last
      Issue’s
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      2
      z
      4
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      |?
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      33
     
     
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      35
     
    

    
     
      Across
      Down
     
    

    
     
      1
      Dry
      land
      (3,5)
      1
      Process
      of
      changing
      (10)
     
    

    
     
      6
      Complacent
      (4)
      2
      Deep
      regret
      (7)
     
    

    
     
      10
      Regarded
      with
      respect
      (7)
      3
      Tune
      G)
     
    

    
     
      11
      Inflated
      (7)
      4
      Certainty
      (6)
     
    

    
     
      12
      Small
      insectivore
      (5)
      5
      Doubt
      (8)
     
    

    
     
      14
      Organ
      of
      hearing
      (3)
      7
      Timid
      person
      (7)
     
    

    
     
      15
      Expel
      (4)
      8
      Departed
      (4)
     
    

    
     
      17
      Fashions
      (6)
      9
      Formed
      of
      a
      single
      large
      block
      of
      stone
      (10)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      13
      Rife
      (10)
     
    

    
     
      16
      Disappointing
      (10)
     
    

    
     
      20
      Lethargic
      (8)
     
    

    
     
      22
      Nil
      (7)
     
    

    
     
      25
      SI
      unit
      of
      electric
      charge
      (7)
     
     
      26
      Quantity
      (6)
     
    

    
     
      30
      Reluctant
      (4)
     
    

    
     
      33
      Diamonds
      (3)
     
    
   
   
    
     
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