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Mapping Where Overdoses Are More Likely to Kill

Police make arrests in connection with illegal alcohol sales in Nunavik

Counterfeit drugs containing opioids found in Vancouver: VCH alert

(Updated) Nine Ontario supervised consumption sites to close despite injunction, minister says

National Drug Checking Working Group: Summary of In-person Meeting

Summarizes an October 2018 meeting of the National Drug Checking Working Group about drug-checking services as a response to the emergency around illicit drug overdoses in Canada. Twenty-four members of the group present and discuss active and…

‘It takes a lifetime to heal’: Plans underway to open Indigenous-led women’s healing lodge in rural Manitoba

Les surdoses mortelles continuent leur avancée en Alberta

Clinics offering non-judgmental access to addiction care in Chilliwack, Mission

Health board wants more information on substance use statistics

Harm-reduction vending machines aim to fill gap after Ontario closes supervised drug-use sites [Subscription required]

Recovery Capital Conference Winnipeg

This year’s addiction and mental health recovery conference theme is “Building on our Strengths” featuring keynote speakers, workshops, and dialogue opportunities to help create Canada’s National Recovery Capital Assessment Toolkit.

Detoxing from home: New Parry Sound Muskoka addictions program tackles opioids crisis, trauma

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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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