CCSA experts are among Canada’s leading authorities on substance use and addiction. On a weekly —sometimes daily — basis, we receive requests from media to weigh in on the most timely and pressing issues of the day. Here are some of the most recent news stories featuring our experts.
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September 3, 2019| The Concordian
Frosh week: an increase in alcohol-related injuries [CCSA interview]
July 22, 2019| Ottawa Citizen
Alcohol-related ER visits are on the rise — and it's the tip of a very large iceberg [CCSA quoted author]
July 7, 2019| The Globe and Mail
Giving up alcohol may improve mental well-being, study finds [CCSA interview]
June 13, 2019| Windsor Star
Bringing cannabis education home: new partnership to help parents jumpstart conversations with their children [CCSA quoted author]
June 11, 2019| DATAC
Legalization: Has it impacted the black market? [CCSA interview]
May 9, 2019| Jump! 106.9
Harmful alcohol use is on the rise — and experts warn it's not slowing down [CCSA interview]
March 28, 2019| Global News
France trying to get people to cut back to two drinks a day or less [CCSA interview]
March 21, 2019| CBC News
What we know about how safe cannabis is for pregnant women and breastfeeding moms [CCSA interview]
February 1, 2019| CBC News
Just finished dry January? This author wants you to keep going — until April [CCSA interview]
January 29, 2019| Beyond2020
Let’s Talk — about substance use disorder [CCSA interview]
January 27, 2019| CTV News
Parents say talking to their kids about cannabis has changed post-legalization [CCSA mentioned]
January 25, 2019| Regina Leader-Post
Canadian study finds benzodiazepine use in patients drops 45 percent after medical cannabis treatment [CCSA mentioned]
January 24, 2019| The Globe and Mail