-- Welcome to SAP! -- Dedicated to educating the public about and preventing substance abuse. -- Check out the February "Mocktail of the month!" The delicious "Spiced Tea Toddy" Click here to learn how to make it! -- Click here for tips on how to run a successful mocktail bar. -- According to the 2001 Ontario Student Drug Use Survey, 63% of youth surveyed reported drinking alcohol vs. 57% in 1993. 25% of youth have engaged in binge drinking (five or more drinks at one sitting) vs. 18% in 1993. The percentage of young people getting drunk has also increased from 17% in 1993 to 27% in 2001. - From the Center for Addiction and Mental Health -- Women who have more than nine drinks a week have higher rates of cancer and other problems than women who drink less. - From the Low-Risk Drinking Guidelines -- According to the 1993 General Social Survey (GSS), nearly one in 10 adult Canadians (9.2%) reported having problems with their drinking. The most common problems affect physical health (5.1%) and financial position (4.7%). Also, 43.9% say they have had problems from other people's drinking, such as being disturbed by loud parties (23.8%), being insulted or humiliated (20.9%) and having serious arguments (15.6%). - From the Center for Addiction and Mental Health -- It is estimated that 6,503 Canadians (4681 men and 1,823 women) lost their lives as a result of alcohol consumption in 1995, and 80,946 were hospitalized (51, 765 men and 29, 181 women) due to alcohol in 1995-96. - From the Center for Addiction and Mental Health -- Stimulants such as the caffeine in coffee, tea, cola drinks, or "stay awake pills" may make you more alert, but they leave you still impaired. Also, their effects may wear off quickly, leaving someone who is very tired asleep at the wheel. - From the Center for Addiction and Mental Health -- If you use marijuana once in awhile, all traces disappear from your urine in 24 hours. True or False. -- Answer = False. If you use it once in a while, doctors can find it in your urine for 1-7 days. If you are a more frequent user, it can show up 1-4 weeks. - From Alcohol and Drugs in the Workplace (Toronto: Butterworths) -- The health benefits of alcohol apply mainly to people over the age of 45. A little goes a long way. In most cases, one drink of beer, wine or liquor every other day is enough. - From the Low-Risk Drinking Guidelines --