Snapshot
Have Your Say — Open Consultation on Updating Canada’s Low Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines
CCSA is seeking input from all Canadians to inform an update of Canada’s Low Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines. The online public consultation is open for 6 weeks until April 18, 2021.
CCSA Spotlight
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…
Event
Learn more about Webinar | Reducing Substance Use Stigma: The Role of First Responders
Webinar | Reducing Substance Use Stigma: The Role of First Responders
Registration now open
Date: March 22, 2021
Time: 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., EST
Stigma is one of the biggest barriers people face when seeking care for substance use disorders. Direct service workers, including the law enforcement community, are often the first to respond to crisis situations…
Publication
Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Substance Use Treatment Capacity in Canada
Summarizes the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on substance use treatment and harm reduction services. Looks at how the public health response to the virus affected the capacity to deliver services, wait times for treatment, the use of virtual care platforms, substance use patterns and other aspec…
Learn more about Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Substance Use Treatment Capacity in Canada
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Addiction News Daily
March 5, 2021
| Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
CCSA’s COVID-19 resource section has what you need to know about the impacts of COVID-19 on substance use.
March 5, 2021
| Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
You’re Invited! Reducing Substance Use Stigma: The Role of First Responders [March 22, 2021 1:00-2:30 p.m., EST]
March 4, 2021
| Global News