Beatrice Politi. Teenagers using cold medicine to get high. Gobal News. January 10 & 11, 2007.
Hangover Headache. CBC News: Sunday. December 23, 2007. Archived online at: www.cbc.ca/sunday/2007/12/122307_7.html
Chris Holliday. New drug Salvia is a cause for concern. City of Vaughan Weekly, Township of King Weekly. October 14, 2007.
Georgie Binks. Drugs: Ketamine - few parents aware of drug du jour, 'Special K' . CBC News online. November 5, 2007. www.cbc.ca/news/background/drugs/ketamine.html
Michael Staples. Experts clash on link between pot and hard drugs. The Daily Gleaner (Fredericton, New Brunswick). October 26, 2007. http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/cityregion/article/109342
Karen Kleiss. Unborn child sent him messages, accused tells court at murder trial:
Client suffering from drug-induced psychosis when he shot her, lawyer says. The Edmonton Journal. October 2, 2007. (reprinted nationally at www.canada.com)
Atlantic Canadians sue makers of OxyContin. CTV Newsnet (Live National TV). September 19, 2007 at 8pm EST. Transcript and video archived: www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070919/OxyContin_lawsuit_070917/20070919
Jessica McDiarmid . No controls on sale of heavy hallucinogen: TheSpec.com - Local - No controls on sale of heavy hallucinogen Salvia available in convenience stores across city. The Hamilton Spectator. September 11, 2007. http://thespec.com/printArticle/246769
Kristin Jenkins. Teens and Drugs: What you need to know. Canadian Living. September 2007. www.canadianliving.com/Family/parenting/teens-and-drugs-what-you-need-to-know-n238930p1.html
Marco Ursi. YouHigh: Salvia. Maclean’s. August 19, 2007. http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Rogers/Macleans/2007/08/13/4414566-mac.html
Marijuana and Psychosis. Roy Green Show (nationally syndicated radio talk show). July 29, 2007.
Joseph Hall. Tougher Controls Not Needed, Experts Say: Insist stiff penalties fail to curb marijuana use. The Toronto Star. August 1, 2007. www.thestar.com/article/241943 Also published in Guelph Mercury with the title Criminalization falls short: research. http://news.guelphmercury.com/article/222324
Mark Hebscher. Live discussion re: Pot and Psychosis with members of the Church of the Universe, who use marijuana as a sacrament. CH Live @ 5:30 (CHCH-TV) Hamilton. July 27, 2007.
Terry Reith. Marijuana may increase risk of psychosis: study. CBC National News. July 26, 2007. www.cbc.ca/health/story/2007/07/26/pot-psychosis.html Also broadcast on CBC Radio.
Glyburide sold as lorazepam: Overdose death in North Bay. CBC Radio Sudbury (also broadcast throughout Ontario). June 14, 2007.
Kate Fillion. Marijuana and baby boomers. Chatelaine. Summer 2007.
Darryl Konynenbelt. Drug Warning: Tainted Cocaine. Global News. May 2, 2007, 6pm EST.
Jack Poirier. Sarnia has a “Significant Meth Problem”. The Sarnia Observer. May 11, 2007.
Anne Bokma. Wende Wood – Innovator Profile: A Life’s Work Built on a Life’s Struggle. Pharmacy Post. March 2007. (full page story about my experiences as a pharmacist with depression). www.pharmacygateway.ca/pdfs/2007/03/ppost_innovator_march07.pdf
Anne Bokma. Depression in the Workplace. New Pharmacist. January 2007.
Christina Stevens. Salvia divinorum: Dangerous Sales? Global News Toronto. November 14, 2006 at 6pm EST.
Sheryl Ubelacker. Newborn hair signals expectant mothers’ meth use: study. Canadian Press (picked up by www.canada.com, www.cbc.ca, www.ctv.ca, etc). October 31, 2006.
Salvia. CBC Radio Sudbury. October 23, 2006.
Pat Senson. Is caffeine addictive? Here’s the Thing, CBC RadioOne (National Radio). September 1, 2006 at 9:30am EST & September 3, 2006 at 6:30pm EST.
Anne Mullens. The Double Danger of Crystal Meth: It’s cheap, easy to make, highly addictive – and an explosive threat to non-users. Reader’s Digest. September 2006.
Terry Reith. Injectable schizophrenia drug lasts longer with fewer side-effects. CBC National News. August 31, 2006. www.cbc.ca/health/story/2006/08/31/schizophrenia-drug.html
Joe Cannon. Marijuana & Schizophrenia. 940 News Radio Montreal . August 29, 2006 at 11:05 EST .
Nik & Val Show. Marijuana & Schizophrenia. CFUN 1410 Radio Vancouver . August 28, 2006.
Joanne Laucius. Experts resurrect ‘reefer madness’ as reason to crack down on marijuana: Drug linked to schizophrenia in teens, but authors say general risk is slight. CanWest News Service (Ottawa Citizen, Saskatoon Star Phoenix, Edmonton Journal, etc). August 28, 2006.
Amy Verner. The lowdown on high times. The Globe and Mail . July 30, 2006.
Stan Josey. Girl’s death raises alarm; Experts warn of dangers: Coroner warns about ecstasy. Toronto Star . July 28, 2006.
Joseph Hall. Booze and smokes a natural match? Toronto Star. July 25, 2006.
Light up, drink more: study – Researchers suggest smoking may promote alcohol consumption . Front page of MetroNews . July 25, 2006.
Genvieve Beuchemin. Smoking reduces alcohol’s effect, study says. CTV National News . July 25, 2006 . (clip can be accessed at: www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/
20060725/smoking_drinking_study_060725?s_name=tiff2006&no_ads= )
Kas Roussy. Magic Mushrooms. CBC National News. July 11, 2006.
Peter Murphy. Mushroom drug produces mystical experiences. CTV National News . July 11, 2006. (clip can be accessed at: www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060711/
mushroom_drug_060711/20060711?hub=World)
Ravi Baichwal. Live three minute interview re: antidepressant benefits and risks. CTV Newsnet Morning (National TV). June 15, 2006 at 7:30am EST (rebroadcast throughout the morning).
Tanya Talaga. Drug death haunts mother: A Toronto psychiatrist faces disciplinary hearing after man, 29, was prescribed thousands of pills over 14 months. Toronto Star . April 24, 2006.
Paul Benedetti. Fixing Health Follies: Smoking Pot. Homemakers . April 2006. Online: www.homemakers.com/homemakers/client/en/Health/DetailNews.asp?idNews=236948&idSM=196
Michael Power. The Prescription Drug Nightmare: We take them to fix pain or insomnia, but sometimes that leads to addition. York Regional News Services . March 4, 2006.
Mary Ito. Youth and Drugs: What Parents Need to Know. More 2 Life. (Panel guest for live call-in show) TVOntario. February 24, 2006 at 2:00pm EST.
Monica Matys. Youth and Drugs (interview at Womens Health Matters Expo). CTV News Toronto. January 20, 2006 at 6pm EST.
Monica Matys. Shopping and Dompamine Release. CTV News Toronto. December 15, 2005 at 6pm EST.
Carolyn Abraham. Java jolts workers’ short-term memory. The Globe and Mail . December 1, 2005
Is beer good/bad for you? Sunday Report, CBC National. November 27, 2005.
Marijuana and teens. Newstalk CJBK 1290. London, Ontario. November 23, 2005.
Is it ok for parents to smoke pot with their children? Goldhawk Live. (One hour live call-in show) Rogers Television Cable 10 Toronto. November 9, 2005 at 9:00pm EST.
Meredith Macleod. Pharmacists on alert for ‘meth heads’; Cold, allergy medications are common ingredients in crystal methamphetamine. The Hamilton Spectator . November 5, 2005.
Jennifer Ward. Live three minute interview re: Alberta and Saskatchewan’s decision to move pseudoephedrine products behind pharmacy counters. CTV Newsnet (National Television). November 2, 2005 at 9:30pm EST (rebroadcast hourly overnight).
Nicolette Blase. Addictions Close Up. www.mediresource.com November 2005. Online interview on fundamentals of addiction featured for one month on homepage of at least five Canadian consumer medical information websites in both English and French (still available in archives).
Kate Dubinski. On Thin Ice: Cheap and Deadly and AIDS risk grows as meth use at London clubs leads to unsafe sex. London Free Press . October 22, 2005.
Martin Derbyshire. Attitudes Mellowing? Suggesting Marijuana is a ‘Gateway Drug’ No Longer Valid Argument, Expert Says. York Regional News Services . August 18, 2005.
Avis Favro. The Crystal Meth Danger. CTV National News and Canada AM . August 11 & 12, 2005.
Martin Derbyshire. Cops Brace for Crystal Meth’s Arrival. York Regional News Services . June 8, 2005.
Giles, Melinda. Women and antidepressants. Moxifemme magazine (spring 2005 - in press).
Sharon Kirkey. Mothers little helpers out of control. The National Post . February 7, 2005. (Also published online as British Columbia overdoses on tranquilizers, CanWest News Service, February 7, 2005).
Amerimage Productions. Dead Men Talking II: Judy Garland (one hour medical biography). Discovery Health Canada – August 14, 15 & 19, 2005; Discovery Health USA - August, 2005; History Channel UK – August 27, 2005. (Extensive interview re: Judy Garland’s use of barbiturates, amphetamines and alcohol).
Eull, Karen. Expert advice: SAD medicine. Glow , March/April 2005; pg. 70-72, 128.
Ross, Shelagh. Substance use decreases medication adherence, increases relapse. Crosscurrents , Winter 2004/05;8(2):4.
Interview about effects of Crystal Meth as part of feature news segment . Toronto Tonight News – Toronto One (CKXT-TV), December 7, 2004, 6:12 pm EST.
Young, Lesley. Antidepressant ABCs. Chatelaine , October 2004; pg. 104-106. Online version of article included live online chat on September 22, 2004; highlights archived at “Ask Wende” www.chatelaine.com/health/article.jsp?content=20040924_110012_5884
Response to Health Canada warning regarding antidepressant effects on newborns – 25 minute live call-in show . The Jennifer Mather Show – CKNW AM 980 Vancouver News Radio, August 11, 2004, 1pm PST.
Picard, Andre. Women warned over antidepressants. The Globe and Mail , August 10, 2004, page A1.
Blackwell, Tom. Depression drugs can hurt babies: Health Canada issues new warning about side effects. National Post, August 10, 2004, page A1.
Most schizophrenics don’t take meds regularly: increased interventions called for to improve adherence. Medical Post, April 20, 2004, 40(16); pg.56.
Smart Antidepressant Use. Glow Health, Spring/Summer 2004 (Premiere Issue); pg.11.
Six Degrees of Depression. Oxygen (women’s health magazine). April 2004; pg. 118-120.
Misinformation about schizophrenia abounds. Durhamregion.com. March 24, 2004.
Seasonal Affective Disorder – 25 minute live call-in show. CityOnLine with Ann Rohmer – CP24 and CityTV, March 17, 2004, 12:30pm EST.
Winter: The SADest time of year. www.toronto.com First posted February 2004. www.toronto.com/feature/12922/?cslink=cs_healthy_living_1_0
Ecstasy – 14 minute interview (co-interviewee Erin Lewis, Toronto Ravers Information Project). Medical Intelligence – Rogers Cable 10, first airdate January 18, 2004, 3pm EST.
Good medicine: Take them when you need them: Antidepressants and Antidepressant see-saw. Chatelaine. April 2003, pg. 88-89.
Focus on Prescription Drugs. Educating clients: Psychiatric pharmacists do more than dispense pills. The Journal of Addiction and Mental Health. March/April 2001;4(2):9.