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Substance use in Canada cost almost $46 billion in 2017. This equals almost $1,258 for every Canadian, regardless of age. Read the Canadian Substance Use Costs and Harms 2015–2017 report to learn the costs associated with a range of different substances and how they impacted health care, lost productivity, criminal justice and other direct costs.
Explore the data at CSUCH.ca.
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Clearing the Smoke on Cannabis: Respiratory and Cardiovascular Effects of Cannabis Smoking [report]
Reviews research about the effects of smoking cannabis on the cardiovascular and respiratory systems (heart and lungs). Findings of the report include that cannabis smoke contains many of the same chemicals as tobacco smoke, emerging evidence that quitting cannabis smoking can reverse some of the n…
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The Implications of COVID-19 for Substance Use and Mental Health – A Public Health Perspective
Thank you for your interest in registering for this webinar. Unfortunately, the webinar has reached capacity and is now full. It will be recorded and made available on our website at ccsa.ca/webinars shortly after the webinar takes place. Date: September 28, 2020, 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. EST …
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Canadian Substance Use Costs and Harms (2015–2017) [report]
This report provides a summary of key findings about the costs and harms of substance use in Canada from 2015 to 2017. Data include the costs of various substances such as alcohol, tobacco, opioids and cannabis. The data are also broken down into four categories: healthcare costs, lost productivity…
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