Drug-impaired driving is a growing problem in Canada that remains dramatically under-enforced and, if enforced at all, is time-consuming, unwieldy and fails to identify the vast majority of drug-impaired drivers, according to a study released by Western Faculty of Law professors. Studies show driving after drug use is more prevalent among some young people than driving after drinking - 39.8 per cent of 15-24 year olds reported driving within two hours of using cannabis during the last year compared to 20.9 per cent who reported driving under the influence of alcohol. [continues 788 words]
Dr. Dwight Moulin Dwight Moulin, professor in the Departments of Clinical Neurological Sciences and Oncology at Western, has been appointed as the Earl Russell Chair in Pain Management through September 30, 2010. The academic mission of the Earl Russell Chair is to facilitate and foster interdisciplinary research in pain and to advance teaching of pain management throughout the programs of the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry. Moulin, a Western graduate, is also Medical Director of Pain and Symptom Management at London Regional Cancer Program. He completed a two year fellowship in pain and neuro-oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. [continues 88 words]
