Summarizes and supplements the report, Decriminalization: Options and Evidence, published in 2018. Examines key considerations to guide an evidence-based and effective approach to decriminalization. Presents various options on decriminalizing…
Outlines CCSA’s activities and accomplishments for the fiscal year 2016–2017. Highlights include bringing clarity to cannabis in advance of legalization, working together to solve Canada’s opioid crisis and surveying people who have recovered…
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…
Presents benzodiazepine use trends and describes whether expected substance use aligned with actual substance contents. Data were collected from harm reduction sites in seven regions across Canada that participated in the Community Urinalysis and…
Highlights impacts from CCSA’s Stigma Ends with Me activities, including workshops, release of a stigma primer and other campaigns.
This publication has been archived on the CCSA website and was current when it was published. It is available for reference or research purposes.
This publication has been archived on the CCSA website and was current when it was published. It is available for reference or research purposes.
These policy tracking tables provide details about regulatory changes to alcohol and cannabis retail during the pandemic.
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) in the construction industry, based on input from the focus…
This publication has been archived on the CCSA website and was current when it was published. It is available for reference or research purposes.
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!
Visually presents substance use trends and describes whether expected substance use aligned with actual substance contents. Data were collected from harm reduction sites in seven regions across Canada that participated in the Community Urinalysis…