Illustrates what people should know before consuming edible cannabis, including reading the label to understand how much THC a product contains, and the importance of staring low — no more than 2.5 mg of THC — and going slow.
Case study describes School District 91, Nechako Lakes Brain Builders Lab project. As a Psychologist in School District 91, Nechako Lakes, British Columbia, the Brain Builder aimed to spread and embed Brain Story science throughout the staff in…
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Provides tips and guidance for individuals considering changing their alcohol consumption to a lower-risk level. This self-help resource can be used independently or with the guidance of a healthcare provider.
Illustrates data on substance use treatment in Saskatchewan in 2016–2017. Data includes the number of people in treatment for substance use, what substances people are receiving treatment for and the proportion of males and females receiving…
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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, cannabis taxation, interprovincial alcohol trade and strengthening…
Examines how biological, behavioural and social factors in early developmental years relate to substance use later in life. Looking at key brain nuclei that form the neural substrates of substance abuse, evidence indicates a powerful interplay of…
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Defines the alcohol deficit as the difference between what the government earns in tax revenue from the sale of alcohol and how much it spends on harms related to alcohol.
