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Mark Asbridge

ResearcherCommunity Health and EpidemiologyDalhousie University

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Mark Asbridge

Researcher

Community Health and Epidemiology

Health Sciences

Dalhousie University

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
26 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 10 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 6 research grants (6 CIHR), most recently in 2022.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2010.

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133

Publications

222

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Research

Mortality Systematic Review Injury Concurrent Disorders Indigenous Substance Use Intervention Trials Knowledge Transfer And Exchange Polysubstance Use

Latest papers

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on opioid toxicity mortality rates in Nova Scotia: An interrupted time series analysis (2009-2023).
Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2026
Concurrent mental health and substance use disorders among Canadian adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study.
Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2026 · senior author
Drug harms in Canada: A multi-criteria decision analysis.
Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) · 2026

All 133 publications

Latest funding

Effect of Neighborhood Deprivation on Cognitive Health: Examining Psychosocial and Physiological Mechanisms and Differential Risk by Minority Stress
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$69,292
Axes and foodways: a comparative experimental study of Judahite and Philistine butchery practices
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$69,969
Proposed Plans for the CRISM Atlantic Node: Establishing a Fifth Node in the Multidisciplinary, Multisectoral Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse (CRISM) Research-Practice Network-of-Networks
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$2,399,974

All 19 grants and awards

133 publications.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on opioid toxicity mortality rates in Nova Scotia: An interrupted time series analysis (2009-2023).

Feng C, Asbridge M, Grant A, Liu L, Lyu G, Hassan F

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2026

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-025-01092-8 PMID: 40768024

Concurrent mental health and substance use disorders among Canadian adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study.

Feng C, Asbridge M

Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice2026Senior author

DOI: 10.24095/hpcdp.46.6.02 PMID: 42307905

Drug harms in Canada: A multi-criteria decision analysis.

Crépault JF, Russell C, Asbridge M, Bonn M, Chaiton M, Darnay K, Henry R, Hodgins DC, Hyshka E, Jutras-Aswad D, Le Foll B, Patenaude S, Selby P, Sherk A, Shield KD, Socías ME, Stewart SH, Zhang M, Ali F, Crossin R, Phillips L, Nutt D, Rehm J

Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England)2026

DOI: 10.1177/02698811251409147 PMID: 41589327

Framing decriminalization: A mixed-methods study on media narratives, government resources, misinformation, and public support of British Columbia's drug decriminalization policy.

Ali F, Chellew Paternostro S, Imtiaz S, Russell C, Asbridge M, Degenhardt L, Hyshka E, Lock K, Socias ME, Werb D, Rehm J

The International journal on drug policy2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.105123 PMID: 41475158

Provincial and territorial results and recommendations from the Canadian Alcohol Policy Evaluation project: Room for improvement.

Priore I, Vishnevsky N, Farkouh EK, Vallance K, Wettlaufer A, Price TR, Farrell-Low AM, Giesbrecht N, Asbridge M, Gagnon M, Shelley J, Sherk A, Shield KD, Solomon R, Stockwell TR, Thomas G, Thompson K, Naimi TS

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2026

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-025-01061-1 PMID: 40506630

Cocaine Use, Unhealthy Alcohol Use, and Pain Interference Among People with HIV.

Sheinin J, Brothers TD, Stein MD, Winter MR, Palfai TP, Magane KM, Bellamy S, Asbridge M, Kim TW

AIDS and behavior2026

DOI: 10.1007/s10461-025-05012-2 PMID: 41491897

Chronic Disease Management Among People Treated for Comorbid Serious Mental Illness and/or Substance Use Disorders: A Population-Based Observational Study.

Poarch E, Asbridge M, Feng C, Rudoler D, Correia RH, Kaoser R, Peterson S, McCracken R, Peckham A, Lavergne R

Community mental health journal2026

DOI: 10.1007/s10597-026-01643-4 PMID: 42034731

Access to healthcare among managed alcohol program participants: A mixed methods study.

Davis A, Pauly B, Stewart SH, Stockwell T, Asbridge M

The International journal on drug policy2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104950 PMID: 40829298

Patterns of opioid prescribing to opioid-naive patients after surgical and emergency care: A population-based cross-sectional study using linked administrative databases in Nova Scotia (2017-2019).

Merdad RA, Asbridge M, Campbell S, Dutton DJ, Hayden JA

Drug and alcohol review2025

DOI: 10.1111/dar.14029 PMID: 40052707

Association between e-cigarette exposure and ventilation homogeneity in young adults: a cross-sectional study.

Stanojevic S, Yung MH, Sahin B, Johnson N, Stewart H, Laflamme OD, Maksym G, Mateos-Corral D, Asbridge M

The European respiratory journal2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01675-2024 PMID: 39603668

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Mortality Dear Professor Asbridge, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on opioid toxicity mortality rates in Nova Scotia: An interrupted time series analysis (2009-2023)." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Proposed Plans for the CRISM Atlantic Node: Establishing a Fifth Node in the Multidisciplinary, Multisectoral Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse (CRISM) Research-Practice Network-of-Networks" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Mark Asbridge

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on opioid toxicity mortality rates in Nova Scotia: An interrupted time series analysis (2009-2023).

Concurrent mental health and substance use disorders among Canadian adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study.

Drug harms in Canada: A multi-criteria decision analysis.

Framing decriminalization: A mixed-methods study on media narratives, government resources, misinformation, and public support of British Columbia's drug decriminalization policy.

Provincial and territorial results and recommendations from the Canadian Alcohol Policy Evaluation project: Room for improvement.

Cocaine Use, Unhealthy Alcohol Use, and Pain Interference Among People with HIV.

Chronic Disease&#xa0;Management Among People Treated for Comorbid Serious Mental Illness and/or Substance Use Disorders: A Population-Based Observational Study.

Access to healthcare among managed alcohol program participants: A mixed methods study.

Patterns of opioid prescribing to opioid-naive patients after surgical and emergency care: A population-based cross-sectional study using linked administrative databases in Nova Scotia (2017-2019).

Association between e-cigarette exposure and ventilation homogeneity in young adults: a cross-sectional study.

Axes and foodways: a comparative experimental study of Judahite and Philistine butchery practices

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David Rudoler

Kevin Shield

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Peter Selby

Susan Kirkland

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Chronic Disease Management Among People Treated for Comorbid Serious Mental Illness and/or Substance Use Disorders: A Population-Based Observational Study.