Shawna conducts research and turns it into action. Prior to joining CCSA in October 2016, Shawna held positions with Compliance and Capacity Skills International, the Traffic Injury Research Foundation and the Media and Democracy Group.
The COVID-19 pandemic has proven that a lot of medicine can be delivered virtually, from online prevention to psychotherapy. from risk assessment and management to virtual clinics.
Jutras-Aswad, D., Conus, F., Kaur, N., Larney, S., Drouin, S., Rizkallah, É., Djignefa Djade, C.
CCSA’s Issues of Substance is the flagship event of the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) that addresses issues related to substance use and…
Ottawa, May 22, 2019 — The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) are partnering to provide $4.5 million to support research that will help governments to…
Ottawa, August 29, 2022 — Updates to Canada’s Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines (LRDGs) are entering the final stages. The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) is holding a four-week, online…
The National Treatment Indicators (NTI) project is led by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA), in collaboration with the NTI Working Group.
Date: September 14, 2020, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m., EST – Register now
Schütz, C.
The aim of CAPU project was to understand the role of cannabis use on mental health and substance disorders. CAPU had three complementary objectives, with a project to match each of the following objectives.
Substance use can significantly impact the workplace, affecting employers, employees and the public through lost productivity, low morale and safety concerns.
Summarizes six research papers on various public safety aspects of cannabis legalization, which were presented at the Public Safety and Cannabis: Taking Stock of Knowledge Since Legalization symposium in January 2022.
Summarizes the effects of minimum legal drinking age legislation on mortality, morbidity, motor vehicle collisions and crime among young people. Data indicates that drinking-age laws have a significant impact on youth mortality rates.
