Who developed the Low-Risk Drinking Guidelines?
The Low-Risk Drinking Guidelines were developed by a committee of medical doctors and researchers invited by the Ontario Ministry of Health to assess the scientific evidence and develop common Guidelines on low-risk drinking. The committee was chaired by Dr. Mary Jane Ashley, formerly of the University of Toronto, and included representatives from the Addiction Research Foundation (now part of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health), the University of Toronto Centre for Health Promotion, the Ottawa Public Health Department, the Public Health Branch of the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and the Ontario Addictions Coordinating Group. Their recommendations are contained in the 1996 discussion document entitled, A Report of the Committee to Recommend Draft Guidelines on Low-Risk Drinking for the Province of Ontario. They were reviewed by the World Health Organization, the Mensana Corporation, the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse, and the National Centre for Research in
