The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) proudly welcomes Dr. Louis Francescutti, Neil Arao, Cheryl Fraser and Dr. Dirk Huyer to its Board of Directors. Dr. Francescutti has been appointed as Chair of CCSA’s Board of Directors.…
Outlines the latest evidence about the recent outbreak of lung injuries associated with vaping. The report describes how vaping is harmful to lung health and describes the possible causes.
Ottawa, April 8, 2024 — The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) proudly welcomes Scott Elliott to its Board of the Directors, following a Governor in Council appointment by the Honourable Ya’ara Saks, Minister…
Washington, D.C., February 6, 2025 — Dr. Alexander Caudarella, Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA), issued the following statement during his visit to Washington, D.C., this week…
CCSA investigated the state of employer policies and best practices to better understand what Canadian employers are doing to address substance use. Importantly, we found that:
OTTAWA (2 August 2022) : Fewer people in Canada are using cannabis, but young cannabis consumers are using more during the pandemic. Retail sales have more than doubled. Demand is growing for different products.
Drug content monitoring is the examination of the contents of drugs from the illegal drug supply. It helps identify drug contamination and gathers information for people who use drugs to better understand what they might be taking and make more…
Greene, S., Ion, A., Gabel, C., Ryan, C., Blake, M., Ali, A., Kozack, T., Griffith, G., Carinal, C., Bernier, A, & Maurice, R.
September 24, 2024 — Municipal representatives from across Canada gathered in Timmins, Ont., earlier in September to work together on mounting an effective response to substance use health crises and harms in their communities.
Matthew Bonn has living experience with substance use and has survived many toxic drug events. His substance use has led him to being incarcerated and contracting hepatitis C, but it has also led him to getting involved with substance use health–…
