Shiran Zhong , Alexander Wray , Jamie Seabrook , Jason A Gilliland
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The geographic accessibility to substance outlets is further evaluated in relation to neighborhood disadvantage.</div></div><div><h3>Findings</h3><div>Accessibility to alcohol and cannabis increased substantially across the province, while there were minimal reductions in accessibility to tobacco during the same time period. Neighborhoods with a higher prevalence of lone parenthood, low educational attainment, and government transfer recipients exhibited a higher exposure to risky substances compared to the general population. The regulatory changes further exacerbated potential vulnerability among these populations to varying degrees.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The substantial changes in accessibility to alcohol, cannabis, and tobacco warrant further investigation, particularly focusing on how these shifting riskscapes influence consumption patterns, disparities in harm, and long-term health outcomes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48364,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Drug Policy","volume":"145 ","pages":"Article 104965"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4000,"publicationDate":"2025-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"The shifting riskscape: Changes in geographic accessibility to alcohol, cannabis, and tobacco in Ontario, Canada from 2019 to 2022\",\"authors\":\"Shiran Zhong , Alexander Wray , Jamie Seabrook , Jason A Gilliland\",\"doi\":\"10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104965\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Geographic accessibility to alcohol, cannabis, and tobacco has changed in Ontario, Canada between 2019 and 2022 due to regulatory changes.</div></div><div><h3>Aim</h3><div>We conceptualize geographic accessibility to these substances as a ‘riskscape’ and investigate how these recent regulatory changes have altered the substance riskscape in Ontario, Canada in relation to neighborhood socioeconomic factors.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>We use an interrupted time series design to calculate the shortest distance between the centroid of each dissemination block and the nearest alcohol, cannabis, and tobacco outlet in 2019 and 2022. 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The shifting riskscape: Changes in geographic accessibility to alcohol, cannabis, and tobacco in Ontario, Canada from 2019 to 2022
Background
Geographic accessibility to alcohol, cannabis, and tobacco has changed in Ontario, Canada between 2019 and 2022 due to regulatory changes.
Aim
We conceptualize geographic accessibility to these substances as a ‘riskscape’ and investigate how these recent regulatory changes have altered the substance riskscape in Ontario, Canada in relation to neighborhood socioeconomic factors.
Design
We use an interrupted time series design to calculate the shortest distance between the centroid of each dissemination block and the nearest alcohol, cannabis, and tobacco outlet in 2019 and 2022. The geographic accessibility to substance outlets is further evaluated in relation to neighborhood disadvantage.
Findings
Accessibility to alcohol and cannabis increased substantially across the province, while there were minimal reductions in accessibility to tobacco during the same time period. Neighborhoods with a higher prevalence of lone parenthood, low educational attainment, and government transfer recipients exhibited a higher exposure to risky substances compared to the general population. The regulatory changes further exacerbated potential vulnerability among these populations to varying degrees.
Conclusions
The substantial changes in accessibility to alcohol, cannabis, and tobacco warrant further investigation, particularly focusing on how these shifting riskscapes influence consumption patterns, disparities in harm, and long-term health outcomes.
期刊介绍:
The International Journal of Drug Policy provides a forum for the dissemination of current research, reviews, debate, and critical analysis on drug use and drug policy in a global context. It seeks to publish material on the social, political, legal, and health contexts of psychoactive substance use, both licit and illicit. The journal is particularly concerned to explore the effects of drug policy and practice on drug-using behaviour and its health and social consequences. It is the policy of the journal to represent a wide range of material on drug-related matters from around the world.