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Publications from 2020
Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Substance Use Treatment Capacity in Canada
Summarizes the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on substance use treatment and harm reduction...
Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on People Who Use Substances: What We Heard
Summarizes consultations with people who use or have used substances, their families and...
Boredom and Stress Drives Increased Alcohol Consumption during COVID-19: NANOS Poll Summary Report
This report presents the results of the second Nanos poll...
![Getting Back on the Road: Relaxing of COVID-19 Measures and Impaired Driving Risks [infographic]](/sites/default/files/2020-05/CCSA-COVID-19-Getting-Back-on-the-Road-Impaired-Driving-Risks-Infographic-2020-en_0.jpg)
Getting Back on the Road: Relaxing of COVID-19 Measures and Impaired Driving Risks [infographic]
One-page poster describing impaired driving risks as self-isolation restrictions are gradually...
Changes Related to COVID-19 in the Illegal Drug Supply and Access to Services, and Resulting Health Harms (CCENDU Alert)
Summarizes preliminary information about the impact of COVID-19 on the illegal drug supply, the...
![COVID-19 and Impaired Driving Risks [infographic]](/sites/default/files/2020-05/CCSA-COVID-19-Impaired-Driving-Risks-Infographic-2020-en.jpg)
COVID-19 and Impaired Driving Risks [infographic]
One-page poster describing impaired driving risks during self-isolation and COVID-19, including increased alcohol and cannabis consumption and use of new medications that might...
![COVID 19, Alcohol and Cannabis Use [report]](/sites/default/files/2020-04/CCSA-COVID-19-Alcohol-Cannabis-Use-Report-2020-en.jpg)
COVID 19, Alcohol and Cannabis Use [report]
Summarizes mechanisms through which COVID-19, alcohol and cannabis use may influence one another reciprocally. COVID-19 may influence alcohol and cannabis use through stress...
![Managing Stress, Anxiety And Substance Use During Covid-19: A Resource For Healthcare Providers [infographic]](/sites/default/files/2020-04/CCSA-COVID-19-Stress-Anxiety-and-Substance-Use-Health-Care-Providers-Infographic-2020-en.jpg)
Managing Stress, Anxiety And Substance Use During Covid-19: A Resource For Healthcare Providers [infographic]
Overview of facts, tips and resources to help Canadian healthcare practitioners cope with...
Open versus Closed: The Risks Associated with Retail Liquor Stores during COVID-19
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, provincial and territorial governments have designated liquor stores...
![Coping With Stress, Anxiety, And Substance Use During Covid-19 [infographic]](/sites/default/files/2020-04/CCSA-COVID-19-Coping-with-Stress-Anxiety-and-Substance-Use-Infographic-2020-en.jpg)
Coping With Stress, Anxiety, And Substance Use During Covid-19 [infographic]
Overview of facts, tips and resources to help Canadians cope with stress, anxiety and substance...
![COVID-19 and Cannabis: How to Reduce Your Risk [infographic]](/sites/default/files/2020-04/CCSA-COVID-19-and-Cannabis-Reduce-Risks-Infographics-2020-en_0.jpg)
COVID-19 and Cannabis: How to Reduce Your Risk [infographic]
One-page poster highlighting practical tips to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and the risks to...
![COVID-19 and Cannabis Smoking: 4 Things You Should Know [infographic]](/sites/default/files/2020-04/CCSA-COVID-19-and-Cannabis-Smoking-Infographic-2020-en.jpg)
COVID-19 and Cannabis Smoking: 4 Things You Should Know [infographic]
One-page poster that highlights four important things currently known about COVID-19 and how it...
![COVID-19 and Cannabis Smoking and Vaping: Four Things You Should Know [report]](/sites/default/files/2020-04/CCSA-COVID-19-Cannabis-Smoking-and-Vaping-Report-2020-en.jpg)
COVID-19 and Cannabis Smoking and Vaping: Four Things You Should Know [report]
Summarizes four important facts currently known about COVID-19 and how it can affect people who...
![COVID-19, Alcohol and Cannabis Use [infographic]](/sites/default/files/2020-05/CCSA-COVID-19-Alcohol-Cannabis-Use-Infographic-2020-en.jpg)
COVID-19, Alcohol and Cannabis Use [infographic]
Outlines potential risks from alcohol and cannabis use during the COVID-19 pandemic, including how alcohol and cannabis use can affect the immune system and how measures such...
COVID-19 and Increased Alcohol Consumption: NANOS Poll Summary Report
This report highlights the results of a Nanos poll commissioned by CCSA during the COVID-19...
Publications from 2019
Networks: A Knowledge Synthesis
This brief discusses the potential use of networks to support healthcare reform. It presents different network models, and synthesizes key themes and best practices in network...
Substance Use and the Workplace: Tools and Resources
Provides a list of tools, resources and information with links to help workplaces develop new or improve existing workplace policies to address impairment and substance use...
Brain Builder Learning Cards
Presents five concepts critical to understanding adverse childhood experiences and their impact on brain development and health. The concepts are part of the Brain Story and...
CCSA Brain Builders Lab, March 4–5, 2019: Meeting Summary Report
Presents highlights from the Brain Builders Lab, CCSA’s forum and workshop on adverse...
Health Canada Consultation on the Controlled Drugs and Substances Strategy
Presents CCSA’s recommendations for Health Canada’s Controlled Drugs and Substance Strategy....
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,...
![Sex, Gender and Equity Analyses [Report]](/sites/default/files/2020-01/CCSA-Sex-Gender-Equity-Analysis-Report-2020-en_0.jpg)
Sex, Gender and Equity Analyses [Report]
Summarizes the importance of sex-, gender- and diversity-based analysis (SGBA+) in the substance use and addiction field and outlines how to integrate it into research,...
Developing Canada’s First National Lower-risk Gambling Guidelines
Presents the argument for low-risk gambling guidelines and the methodology and approach use to...
Publications from 2018
Improving Quality of Life: Substance Use and Aging (Report)
Examines the issues and misconceptions around substance use by older adults. Experts contribute...
Improving Quality of Life: Substance Use and Aging (Overview)
Summarizes a study that examines the issues and misconceptions of substance use disorders in...
Decriminalization: Options and Evidence [Policy Brief]
Examines the various options and evidence on the decriminalization of controlled substances as a means to reduce harms. Based on Canadian and international research, this...
Publications from 2017
Substance-related Harms at Canadian Music Festivals from May to July 2017 (CCENDU Bulletin)
Presents the results of interviews with individuals who provided harm reduction or medical...
Professionalism and Ethics (The Essentials of … Series)
Motivational Interviewing (The Essentials of … Series)
Community Reinforcement Approach (The Essentials of … Series)
Pharmacology and Substance Use (The Essentials of … Series)
Community Reinforcement and Family Training (The Essentials of … Series)
Supporting Reintegration in Corrections by Addressing Problematic Substance Use (Report at a Glance)
Summarizes the findings of an environmental scan with the same title. One key message is that...
Supporting Reintegration in Corrections by Addressing Problematic Substance Use: An Environmental Scan
Evaluates best practices in addressing problematic substance use in the criminal justice system...
Supervised Consumption Sites – Injection Drug Use: A Bibliography
Ecstasy or Molly (MDMA) (Canadian Drug Summary)
Summarizes research on the use of MDMA (street named ecstasy or molly), a synthetically derived chemical used recreationally. Less than 1% of Canadian aged 15 and older...
Calling 911 in Drug Poisoning Situations (CCENDU Bulletin)
Summarizes Canadian rates of calling 9-1-1 in drug poisoning situations, which greatly impacts...
Publications from 2016
The Availability of Take-Home Naloxone in Canada (CCENDU Bulletin)
Describes the availability of take-home naloxone programs in Canada and the steps required to...
Publications from 2010 to 2014
Drug-related Harms at Canadian Music Festivals, June to August 2014 (CCENDU Bulletin)
Summarizes possible drug-related harms that occurred at Canadian music festivals between June...
![Substance Use Disorders: A Serious Health Issue [infographic]](/sites/default/files/2019-04/CCSA-Substance-Use-Hospital-Impact-Infographic-2014-en_1.jpg)
Substance Use Disorders: A Serious Health Issue [infographic]
Summarizes the effects of substance use disorders on health through data on days spent in...
The Effect of Post-Detoxification Housing on Substance Abuse (Rapid Review)
This publication has been archived on the CCSA website and was current when it was published. It...
The Impact of Substance Use Disorders on Hospital Use (Report in Short)
This publication has been archived on the CCSA website and was current when it was published. It...
The Impact of Substance Use Disorders on Hospital Use (Technical Report)
This publication has been archived on the CCSA website and was current when it was published. It...
Systems Approach Workbook: Leadership for a Systems Approach
This publication has been archived on the CCSA website and was current when it was published. It...
When Eating Disorders and Substance Abuse Problems Collide (Topic Summary)
This publication has been archived on the CCSA website and was current when it was published. It...
No Confirmed Reports of Desomorphine (Krocodil/Crocodile) in Canada (CCENDU Bulletin)
Summarizes confirmed and unconfirmed reports about the presence of desomorphine (also known as...
First Do No Harm: Responding to Canada’s Prescription Drug Crisis (Report)
Addresses the legal prescription drug crisis in Canada and provides a roadmap for reducing the...
CCENDU Drug Alert: "Bath Salts" (June 5, 2012)
Summarizes information, including concerns and legal status, on a number of synthetic amphetamine-type stimulants that go under the name “bath salts.” The alerts notes that...
Systems Approach Workbook: Case Study: The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health’s System Improvement through Service Collaboratives initiative
This publication has been archived on the CCSA website and was current when it was published. It...
Publications before 2010
Bibliography of CCENDU Reports, 1995-2008
This publication has been archived on the CCSA website and was current when it was published. It is available for reference or research purposes.
Provides a list of the...
Comparing the Perceived Serious and Actual Costs of Substance Abuse in Canada
This publication has been archived on the CCSA website and was current when it was published. It...
The Costs of Substance Abuse in Canada 2002 (Highlights)
Substance Abuse in Canada: Current Challenges and Choices
Examines key issues and policy implications of substance abuse in Canada in 2005. The study...
Girls, Women and Substance Use
This publication has been archived on the CCSA website and was current when it was published. It is available for reference or research purposes.
Substance Abuse in Corrections FAQs
This publication has been archived on the CCSA website and was current when it was published. It is available for reference or research purposes.
Addresses some of...
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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.
