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Substance Use in Canada Costs Almost $46 Billion a Year According to Latest Data

… attributable to opioids in 2017. The study also found that cocaine and methamphetamine use are increasing. “Alcohol and … opioids and central nervous system (CNS) depressants, cocaine and CNS stimulants, and other substances such as …

Global cocaine boom keeps setting new records, UN report says

… Global cocaine boom keeps setting new records, UN report says …

Presentation on pre-mixed drinks combining high alcohol, caffeine and sugar content to House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Health

… Presentation on pre-mixed drinks combining high alcohol, caffeine and sugar content to House of Commons’ …

Systems Approach Workbook: Quality Improvement and a Systems Approach to Substance Use

… Systems Approach Workbook: Quality Improvement and a Systems Approach to Substance Use …

New report explores risk factors for high rates of suicide, substance use among Inuit

… New report explores risk factors for high rates of suicide, substance use among Inuit …

Hay River public meeting on addictions focused on call for N.W.T. treatment centre

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B.C. toxic drug deaths in 2022 were almost as high as the record set a year earlier

… B.C. toxic drug deaths in 2022 were almost as high as the record set a year earlier …

Drug deaths reach record high in 2023

… Drug deaths reach record high in 2023 …

Cannabis suspensions high in Sask. Labour weekend traffic stops

… Cannabis suspensions high in Sask. Labour weekend traffic stops …

Free heroin, cocaine and meth will be handed out in Vancouver this month. Here's why.

… Free heroin, cocaine and meth will be handed out in Vancouver this month. …

RCMP warns of dangerous ‘black rock’ cocaine

… RCMP warns of dangerous ‘black rock’ cocaine …

Drug safety advocacy group says tainted cocaine is Newfoundland's new reality

… Drug safety advocacy group says tainted cocaine is Newfoundland's new reality …

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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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