This policy brief presents the key issues for minimizing the harms associated with cannabis-impaired driving. It provides policy makers with information to assist in developing evidence-informed policy about cannabis and driving.
Intended to accompany the Community Urinalysis and Self-Report Project: Cross-Canada Report on the Use of Drugs from the Unregulated Supply, 2021-2023 Data series.
Includes findings from our November 2022 submission to the federal government’s public consultation on cannabis legalization, A Public Health Perspective on Cannabis…
Summarizes a study that examines the issues and misconceptions of substance use disorders in older adults. See the full report for more details.
Summarizes the increased risk of accidental overdose due to xylazine in Canada’s unregulated drug supply. Xylazine is a non-opioid pain reliever developed as a sedative and muscle relaxant for animals. It is being found as an adulterant in other…
Includes findings from our November 2022 submission to the federal government’s public consultation on cannabis legalization, A Public Health Perspective on Cannabis…
This publication has been archived on the CCSA website and was current when it was published. It is available for reference or research purposes.
Provides resources to help organizations generate interest among their clients in CCSA’s Finding Quality Addiction Care in Canada Drug and Alcohol Treatment Guide. The resource includes a business card, a brochure, a poster and an image for a…
Details the activities of CCSA in fiscal year 2017–2018. Highlights include voices of experience from the biennial Issues of Substance conference, youth perspectives on conversations about cannabis, and CCSA’s work with older adults on substance…
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.
Provides key context, data, and recommendations on improving the substance use health of employees for employers and other partners (e.g., unions, associations, health professionals) from industries with safety-sensitive positions, based on input…
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