Ottawa, January 17, 2023 — According to the new Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health, 3–6 standard drinks a week represents a moderate risk to your…
Alcohol and tobacco use together cause the most harm— accounting for 63% of total amount.
Ottawa, September 17, 2020 — The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) is leading a major collaborative initiative to update Canada’s Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines by March 2022.
Cannabis and driving: new briefing presents questions and answers for policymaking
Ottawa, March 20, 2018 — The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) and the United States Embassy in Ottawa will host a one-day expert forum on addressing the opioid crisis in North America on Tuesday, March 20.…
The toxic drug crisis is gripping every part of our country. While it seems very different from town to town, and from coast to coast to coast, one thing is consistent: We are ill-equipped to truly tackle the issue at the community level.
Ottawa (October 14, 2025): 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 a partnership between the Canadian…
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Ottawa, Oct. 13, 2021 — A new report sheds light on the risk and protective factors for suicide among Inuit across Northern Canada.
Yakovenko, I., Stewart, S., Crocker, C., Tibbo, P., & Al-Hamdani, M.
CCSA would like to acknowledge and thank the following partners for developing and implementing the Community Urinalysis and Self-Report Project (CUSP).
