Doug Beirness’ career achievements derive from an interest in how alcohol and drugs affect people, especially their driving skills. He is CCSA’s leading expert on impaired driving.
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Thompson, K., Watt, M., Goldstein, A., Asbridge, M., DeWolf, D., Cooper, S., Macdonald-Spracklin, R., & Frank, D.
Presents the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction’s submission to the Office of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Controlled Substances and Overdose Response Directorate at Health Canada, as part of consultations.
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) prides itself on being an independent, neutral, nonpartisan and trusted third-party expert on substance use and addiction. Our work is always firmly rooted in science and sound methodology…
Illustrates key context and data on workplace culture related to substance use by individuals in non–safety-sensitive positions (positions that pose low or no risk to self, co-workers, the public or the environment (e.g., office staff, retail…
Reports on a study examining common misconceptions about cannabis held by youth, where gaps in evidence-based information exist and how best to move forward with cannabis prevention efforts.
Complements the Cannabis Legalization: 2021–2022 Observations report, which examines the impact and implementation of the 2018 Cannabis Act. This topic summary focuses on areas where more investigation and consideration are needed from a public…
Complements the Cannabis Legalization: 2021–2022 Observations report, which examines the impact and implementation of the 2018 Cannabis Act. This topic summary focuses on areas where more investigation and consideration are needed from a policy…
The standardized system used by the Community Urinalysis and Self-Report Project (CUSP) for monitoring the content of illegal drugs was originally developed by…
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New research shows that the contents of drugs from the unregulated supply remain unpredictable. In fact, there’s often a difference between what drugs people think they are taking and what they are actually consuming. This increases the risk of…
