Drug Checking Symposium 2023 Report: October 5–7, 2023
Provides a comprehensive review of the Drug Checking Symposium 2023, emphasizing the importance of drug checking in promoting safety and awareness in the unregulated drug supply.
In-Patient Treatment for Substance Use in Canada
Provides information on frequently asked questions about in-patient treatment programs (also known as bed-based or residential programs).
Intersections of Substance Use and Suicide: Evidence and Key Take-Aways
Looks at how specific patterns of substance use may increase suicide risk.
Improving the Detection of Drivers Impaired by Cannabis: Supplementing the Standardized Field Sobriety Test
Outlines evidence suggesting the Standardized Field Sobriety Test can be supplemented with other tests and observations to help law enforcement officers detect potential cannabis impairment in driv
Substance Use and the Climate Emergency
Explores how people who use drugs and the climate emergency interconnect. For example, in 2021 flooding in British Columbia disrupted people’s access to opioid agonist treatment.
Comparing Drug Treatment Court Principles to Evidence-Based Practice
Explains the Canadian drug treatment court (DTC) model and explores the extent to which it adheres to international standards of care for the design and delivery of evidence-based interventions for
Drug Treatment Courts: An Evidence-Based Review with Recommendations for Improvement
Defines what drug treatment courts (DTCs) are, situates them in Canada’s current substance use environment and reviews issues related to outcomes.
Meeting Critical Needs: Evidence with Impact – CCSA Annual Report, 2022–2023
Outlines CCSA’s activities in fiscal year 2022–2023 and provides the auditor’s report.
