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Federal Budget 2019: Highlights
Report

Federal Budget 2019: Highlights

Highlights aspects of the Government of Canada’s Budget 2019 that are relevant to CCSA and its stakeholders, including enhancing the federal response to the opioid crisis, cannabis taxation, interp

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Strategies for Addressing the Opioid Crisis in the United States and Canada: Cross-Border Knowledge Sharing
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Strategies for Addressing the Opioid Crisis in the United States and Canada: Cross-Border Knowledge Sharing

Summarizes discussions from a series of events held in 2017 and 2018 with experts from Canada and the U.S.

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Methamphetamine in Canada [infographic]
Infographic

Methamphetamine in Canada [infographic]

Summarizes the statistics on methamphetamine use in Canada.

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Effectiveness of Multidimensional Family Therapy for Reducing Substance Use among Youth (Rapid Review)
Report

Effectiveness of Multidimensional Family Therapy for Reducing Substance Use among Youth (Rapid Review)

Examines the effectiveness of multidimensional family therapy (MDFT) for reducing substance use among youth.

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Clearing the Smoke on Cannabis: Regular Use and Cognitive Functioning
Report

Clearing the Smoke on Cannabis: Regular Use and Cognitive Functioning

Reviews research about the relationship between cannabis use and cognitive functioning.

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National Drug Checking Working Group: Summary of In-person Meeting
Meeting Summary

National Drug Checking Working Group: Summary of In-person Meeting

Summarizes an October 2018 meeting of the National Drug Checking Working Group about drug-checking services as a response to the emergency around illicit drug overdoses in Canada.

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Youth Sport Programs that Address Substance Use — An Environmental Scan
Report

Youth Sport Programs that Address Substance Use — An Environmental Scan

Examines North American youth sport programs that contain substance use education to determine if these programs can prevent, delay or reduce youth substance use.

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Youth Sport Programs that Address Substance Use (Report at a Glance)
Report Summary

Youth Sport Programs that Address Substance Use (Report at a Glance)

Summarizes a technical report of the same name that examines the effectiveness of sport programs in reduce youth substance use.

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Browse the CCSA Network of Websites

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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