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Could at-home test strips prevent drug deaths? Experts say yes, but it’s complicated

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Mayors from across Canada gather to identify solutions to local substance use crises

Ottawa, May 1, 2025 — Mayors and city representatives from across Canada gathered in Lethbridge, Alta., April 14–16, 2025, to review approaches for addressing the substance use cri

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Now Accepting Applications: Board of Directors Opportunity

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Six semaines de thérapie gratuite pour ceux qui souffrent de dépendances à Nipissing Ouest

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‘Set up for failure:’ Harm reduction advocate slams transition to HART hubs

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Poilievre pledges to allow judges to sentence people to drug addiction treatment [Subscription required]

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Opioid use among kids in grades 7-12 doubled in 2 years: OPH

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CAPSA is offering a free Guiding Principles of Co-leadership webinar on May 7, 2025, from 12-1pm EST via Zoom

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CCSA's Issues of Substance Conference

This biannual, national conference brings together people from across the country, including addiction workers, healthcare professionals, researchers, policy makers, and people with lived and living experience
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Canadian Substance Use Costs and Harms

This project provides comparable and up-to-date data on the costs and harms of substance use in Canada and allows people to explore and analyze the data through its data visualization tool.
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Workforce Competencies

CCSA developed measurable technical and behaviour competencies in knowledge, skills and values for the substance use workforce, providing consistent care across the wide range of settings.
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Drink Less Live More

Canada has new guidance on alcohol and your health. CCSA wants you to be able to make the most informed decisions you can about drinking alcohol.
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Lower Risk Gambling Guidelines

Learn about the world’s first Lower-Risk Gambling Guidelines to help people in Canada make informed decisions about their gambling and lessen their risk of gambling-related harms. Use the Interactive Risk Assessment Tool to assess your personal gambling choices.
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The Highway Home

This interactive website takes an experiential approach to increasing youth’s and young drivers’ awareness of the risks and harms of drug-impaired driving, using real-life scenarios involving cannabis use and driving.
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CECA

CCSA contributes to the strategy development and provides secretariat, financial and support services to the council — a national, non-governmental organization that influences public policy on substance use.
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