Adam Sherk is Senior Scientist and Special Policy Advisor with CCSA and an adjunct associate professor with the University of Victoria’s School of Public Health and Social Policy.
Coming soon!
With a group of pediatric experts from across the country, we are developing Canada’s first national guidance to improve hospital services for young people’s substance use health. Coming early 2026!
Case study summarizes the Brain Builders Lab project from Durham’s Best Start network. Durham’s Best Start network, brings together representatives from the early learning community and children’s services.
Examines data on individuals who accessed publicly funded services for substance use treatment in Canada, to help identify information gaps. This report is intended for researchers, analysts, leaders, decision makers and advisors to support…
The overarching theme for 2019 is 'The future of addictions: new frontiers for policy, practice and science'. The conference will therefore showcase cutting-edge research to help characterise, understand and respond to addiction and addictive…
Provides a snapshot of the contents of drugs on the illegal market in Canada using 2018–2019 data from drug seizures, drug checking services and a drug monitoring study.
Highlights how often fentanyl and heroin/morphine were detected among 1,526 people who use drugs from seven regions in Canada. Results are broken down by whether participants expected or did not expect to use these drugs.
Summarizes a technical report of the same name on the adverse effects of psychoactive prescription drugs, such as on cocaine, cannabis and methamphetamine, on driving.
Highlights how often cocaine/crack and methamphetamine/amphetamine were detected among 1,526 people who use drugs from seven regions in Canada. Results are broken down by whether participants expected or did not expect to use these drugs.
Highlights how often benzodiazepines were detected among 1,526 people who use drugs from seven regions in Canada. Results are broken down by whether participants expected or did not expect to use benzodiazepines.
