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Putting the Pieces Together, Creating Impact: CCSA Annual Report, 2020–2021

… Outlines the activities of CCSA in fiscal year 2020–2021 and provides the auditor’s report. …

Increasing Availability of Counterfeit Oxycodone Tablets Containing Fentanyl (CCENDU Drug Alert)

… fentanyl, and advises that the presence of fentanyl in counterfeit oxycodone (brand name OxyContin®) pills …

Sedatives (Canadian Drug Summary)

… of postsecondary students who reported using sedatives in 2019–2020 reported problematic use.  …

The Effects of Psychoactive Prescription Drugs on Driving (Report)

… Examines how psychoactive prescription drugs, such as cocaine, cannabis and methamphetamine, can adversely affect …

Clearing the Smoke on Cannabis: Regular Use and Cognitive Functioning

… although regular cannabis use is associated with changes in brain structure and function, the impact on cognitive …

The Salvation Army’s Bethany Hope Centre: Brain Builders Lab Case Study

… Lab project. The team members from Bethany Hope Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, found that brain story science provided a …

Systems Approach Workbook: Leadership for a Systems Approach

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Systems Approach Workbook: Change Management Module: Implementation

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Systems Approach (Summary Table)

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Cannabis Use among Canadian Students [infographic]

… between 2007 and 2015. This infographic shows that 1 in 3 students used cannabis, although use is declining, and …

Reducing Harm to Canadians (Alcohol Price Policy Series)

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Services and Supports for Youth Substance Use Treatment (Topic Summary)

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CCSA's Issues of Substance Conference

This biannual, national conference brings together people from across the country, including addiction workers, healthcare professionals, researchers, policy makers, and people with lived and living experience
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Canadian Substance Use Costs and Harms

This project provides comparable and up-to-date data on the costs and harms of substance use in Canada and allows people to explore and analyze the data through its data visualization tool.
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Workforce Competencies

CCSA developed measurable technical and behaviour competencies in knowledge, skills and values for the substance use workforce, providing consistent care across the wide range of settings.
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Drink Less Live More

Canada has new guidance on alcohol and your health. CCSA wants you to be able to make the most informed decisions you can about drinking alcohol.
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Lower Risk Gambling Guidelines

Learn about the world’s first Lower-Risk Gambling Guidelines to help people in Canada make informed decisions about their gambling and lessen their risk of gambling-related harms. Use the Interactive Risk Assessment Tool to assess your personal gambling choices.
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The Highway Home

This interactive website takes an experiential approach to increasing youth’s and young drivers’ awareness of the risks and harms of drug-impaired driving, using real-life scenarios involving cannabis use and driving.
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