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Still much to iron out on fourth anniversary of Canada's legalization of cannabis

Major study finds people with opioid addictions 61% less likely to die if prescribed safer supply

Vancouver presse le fédéral de décriminaliser la possession simple

Doug Beirness, MSc, PhD

Doug Beirness’ career achievements derive from an interest in how alcohol and drugs affect people, especially their driving skills. He is CCSA’s leading expert on impaired driving.

Projets autochtones du Québec : un refuge offre de l’alcool à petite doses

Mapping Where Overdoses Are More Likely to Kill

Counterfeit drugs containing opioids found in Vancouver: VCH alert

L'organisme qui intervient sans policiers lors de crises de santé mentale

Neuf sites de consommation supervisée de l’Ontario fermeront malgré l’injonction

Opioid deaths started to spike in Peterborough area when OxyContin was delisted and users had to turn to street drugs

Les surdoses mortelles continuent leur avancée en Alberta

New Communications Guide Provides the Tools to Talk Effectively to Youth about Cannabis

Ottawa, September 27, 2018 — Earlier today, the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) released …

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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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