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Treatment and Prevention
Understanding that there is no one-size-fits-all treatment option is essential to providing the best possible care. Matching individuals with flexible services and supports that are tailored to their needs gives them a better chance of recovery. Explore evidence-based treatment, along with practical harm reduction and prevention strategies designed to support long-term health and minimize recurrence.
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AI in Mental and Substance Use Health Care
In a first-of-its-kind initiative, national guidance for using artificial intelligence (AI) in the mental and substance use health field is being developed through our partnership with the Mental Health Commission of Canada.
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Fact Sheets
People are exposed to a lot of misinformation, especially on public health topics like substance use. Get the facts and perhaps have conversations with those who have the wrong information, on key topics including involuntary treatment, drug checking, opioid agonist treatment and supervised consumption sites.
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Measurement-Based Care
Measurement-based care (MBC) is an evidence-based approach that involves routinely collecting client health data using validated measurement tools. It has the potential to transform how we understand and improve long-term outcomes for people with substance use and concurrent disorders.
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Resources for Parents and Caregivers
Resources to help parents and caregivers of young people impacted by substance use are just as important as treatment resources. Learn how our adaption toolkit can help you co-create a resource for your local community with assistance from caregivers who are supporting a young person dealing with substance use.
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Bed-Based Treatment
People seeking treatment for substance use are vulnerable to harm if clinical practices are unsafe and of poor quality. Accountability in Bed-Based Addiction Treatment offers recommendations for jurisdictions and for pan-Canadian collaboration to improve safety and ensure greater quality of treatment services across the country.
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Guidance, Tools and Resources
CCSA produces research-based publications, tools, and resources to support evidence-based decision-making on substance use health issues. Select your area of interest from the six categories below:
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Substances
Delve into key resources on commonly used substances, such as alcohol, cannabis, opioids, stimulants and psychedelics. Learn about their effects, usage patterns, associated health and social consequences, and harm reduction considerations
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Personal and Societal Impacts
Get insights on the personal and societal impacts of substance use and addiction , including gambling and impaired driving, and their effects on health, safety, and social well-being. Learn about effective prevention and harm-reduction strategies in various sectors.
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Communities
Communities share common interests, values or goals, and interact with one another to build relationships and help networks. These materials support more inclusive, equitable, and community-informed responses to substance use and addiction. Dive into resources highlighting people with lived and living experience, stigma, sex- and gender-based analysis, Indigenous Peoples, and housing.
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Treatment and Prevention
Explore medical, psychological, and social approaches aimed at helping individuals avoid or recover from substance use disorders. Get the facts on public health topics and learn about collaborative efforts to reduce stigma and promote more equitable, inclusive responses to substance use.
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Youth
Learn about factors influencing substance use in young people, including childhood trauma and brain development, and get tools to support adult allies in leading meaningful, evidence-informed conversations with youth. Content promotes early prevention, harm reduction and supportive environments for youth up to age 25.
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Substance Use and the Workplace
Substance use has a significant impact on the workplace, potentially affecting safety, productivity and employee well-being. Explore research on substance use in various industries. Resources support workplace leaders in building more supportive, stigma-free environments through practical strategies, improved approaches and initiative-taking education.
