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CCENDU Issue 7 (Part 2): Stimulant Use and Related Harms in Canada — Drivers and Adaptive Responses
This issue is the second of a special two-part series. Part 2 examines key factors driving...
Addressing Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome in Canada
Highlights key information on Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS) in Canada, an underrecognized condition that is linked to frequent cannabis use and exposure to high-THC...
CCENDU Issue 7 (Part 1): Stimulant Use and Related Harms in Canada - Recent Trends
The Promotion of Alcohol, Cannabis, Gambling, Tobacco and Vaping Products: A Comparative Analysis of the Potential of Legal Frameworks to Limit Exposure Among Minors
Promotions deemed attractive to minors concerning alcohol, cannabis, gambling, tobacco and...
Your Drink Your Call - Dissemination Guide
Both guides provide practical tools, digital and print assets, and evidence-based recommendations to help campuses in raising awareness about Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and...
Your Drink Your Call - Campaign Evaluation
Both guides provide practical tools, digital and print assets, and evidence-based recommendations to help campuses in raising awareness about Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and...
Online Gambling Among Young Canadian Adults: A Call to Action
Highlights how young people in Canada, aged 18 to 29, are at higher risk of suffering from high...
Alcohol increases your risk of premature death
Highlights how drinking alcohol increases the risk of dying before the age of 75 (also known as premature death). With simple visuals, shows how many people out of 1,000 could...
GLP-1s to Support Substance Use Health
Reviews recent evidence exploring the use of GLP-1s (glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists) to support people living with substance use disorders, systemic barriers to...
CCENDU Issue 6: Recent Trends in Opioid-Related Toxicity Deaths in Canada: Examining a Potential Decrease
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Alcohol Consumption and Adherence to Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health
Know Your Standard Drink — Summary Poster
Timmins Summit Summary Report
Opioid Agonist Therapy Poster
Opioid Agonist Therapy
Alcohol Deficit in Canada: 6 Things You Need to Know
Gambling Availability and Advertising in Canada: A Call to Action
A Standard THC Unit in Canada: Recommendations for Implementation
Clearing the Smoke on Cannabis: Medical Use of Cannabis and Cannabinoids
Medical Use of Cannabis and Cannabinoids
What does research say about treating medical conditions with cannabis and cannabinoids?
Pediatric Cannabis Poisoning Stakeholder Toolkit
Knowing Your Limits with Alcohol: A Practical Guide to Assessing Your Drinking
Drinking less is better: Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health — Youth Version
Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health, Public Summary: Drinking Less Is Better (Brochure)
Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health, Public Summary: Drinking Less Is Better (Infographic)
Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health, Public Summary: Drinking Less Is Better (Poster)
Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health: Final Report
Knowing Your Limits with Cannabis: A Practical Guide to Assessing Your Cannabis Use
Talking Pot with Youth: A Cannabis Communication Guide for Youth Allies
Online Gambling Among Young Canadian Adults: A Call to Action
Top Publications of Popular Topics
GLP-1s to Support Substance Use Health
Drug Checking Symposium, Montreal, February 24–25, 2025: Summary Report
How to Prevent and Reduce Substance Use Harms for Youth: What Youth Say Works
Involuntary Treatment for Severe Substance Use Disorders
Timmins Summit Summary Report
An Environmental Scan of Drug-Checking Services in Canada: Final Report
Drug Checking Poster
Opioid Agonist Therapy Poster
Supervised Consumption Sites Poster
Supervised Consumption Sites
Drug Checking
Opioid Agonist Therapy
Community Urinalysis and Self-Report Project: Cross-Canada Trends in Stimulant Use 2021–2023
Community Urinalysis and Self-Report Project: Trends in Benzodiazepine Use 2021–2023
Community Urinalysis and Self-Report Project: Cross-Canada Trends in Opioid Use 2021–2023
Community Urinalysis and Self-Report Project: Methods Report for 2021–2023 Data
Community Urinalysis and Self-Report Project: Overall Cross-Canada Trends in Substance Use, 2021–2023
Impaired Driving in Canada
Administrative Sanctions for Alcohol and Drug Use by Drivers
Resources for Reducing Substance Use Harms
Summit on Family Medicine’s Role in Improving Health Outcomes for People Who Use Substances: Meeting Report
Do Drugs Contain What We Think They Contain? Results from CUSP: The Community Urinalysis and Self-Report Project
National Family and Prevention Summit Report
Our Shared Future: Priorities for Cannabis Research: Cannabis Networking Event Summary Report 2024
First Nations, Métis and Inuit National Partnership Building Roundtable Meeting Report
Drug Checking Symposium 2023 Report: October 5–7, 2023
In-Patient Treatment for Substance Use in Canada
Workplaces and Substance Use: Construction Industry
Workplaces and Substance Use: Oil and Gas Industry
Workplaces and Substance Use: Forestry Industry
Workplaces and Substance Use: Mining Industry
Workplaces and Substance Use: Safety-Sensitive Positions
Workplaces and Substance Use: Non-Safety-Sensitive Positions
Workplaces and Substance Use: Construction Industry – Use and Perceptions
Workplaces and Substance Use: Construction Industry – Policies and Training
Workplaces and Substance Use: Construction Industry – Stigma
Workplaces and Substance Use: Construction Industry – Workplace Culture
Workplaces and Substance Use: Oil & Gas, Forestry, and Mining Industries – Use and Perceptions
Workplaces and Substance Use: Oil & Gas, Forestry, and Mining Industries – Policies and Training
Workplaces and Substance Use: Oil & Gas, Forestry, and Mining Industries – Stigma
Workplaces and Substance Use: Oil & Gas, Forestry, and Mining Industries – Workplace Culture
Workplaces and Substance Use: Safety-Sensitive Positions – Use and Perceptions
Workplaces and Substance Use: Safety-Sensitive Positions – Policies and Training
Workplaces and Substance Use: Safety-Sensitive Positions – Stigma
Workplaces and Substance Use: Safety-Sensitive Positions – Workplace Culture
Workplaces and Substance Use: Non–Safety-Sensitive Positions – Use and Perceptions
Workplaces and Substance Use: Non–Safety-Sensitive Positions – Policies and Training
Workplaces and Substance Use: Non–Safety-Sensitive Positions – Stigma
Workplaces and Substance Use: Non–Safety-Sensitive Positions – Workplace Culture
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How COVID-19 Is Changing Addiction Medicine: A Summary from the Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine–International Society of Addiction Medicine 2020 Conference
In collaboration with the Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM), the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction sponsored a specialized track on COVID-19 and substance use for the joint
Guidelines for Partnering with People with Lived and Living Experience of Substance Use and Their Families and Friends
People with lived and living experience of substance use and their families and friends (LLEAFF) are experts in the field of substance use.
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Alcohol and Cannabis Retail Regulations During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada [March 1, 2021]
These policy tracking tables provide details about changes to alcohol and cannabis retail regulations during the pandemic.
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Consultation on the Cannabis Regulations: Cannabis Research and Other Regulatory Issues [Policy Brief]
Outlines key considerations submitted to Health Canada’s Consultation on the Cannabis Regulations: Cannabis research and other regulatory issues.
Alcohol and Cannabis Retail Regulations During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada [initial lockdown March/April 2020]
These policy tracking tables provide details about regulatory changes to alcohol and cannabis retail during the pandemic.
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Maintaining a Public Health Approach to Alcohol Policy During COVID-19 [Policy Brief]
This policy brief identifies ways to address higher-risk alcohol use during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Cannabis Retail During COVID-19 [Policy Brief]
This policy brief provides an overview of cannabis regulatory changes made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic between March and August 2020 and presents preliminary data on changes to cannabis sa
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Substance Use Treatment in the Northwest Territories 2016–2017 [infographic]
Illustrates data on substance use treatment in the Northwest Territories in 2016–2017.
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