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Drug Content Monitoring

Drug content monitoring is the examination of the contents of drugs from the illegal drug supply. It helps identify drug contamination and gathers information for people who use drugs to better understand what they might be taking and make more…

Québec Addiction annual Seminar - Webinars Convergence Research and Intervention – CRI 2021

Québec Research teams (RISQ, IUD, HERMES) and professional associations (AQCID, AIDQ), are happy to launch the program and inscriptions of their annual seminar “Convergence, Research and…

Evaluation of Psychoactive Substances that Bring Youth to the Emergency Department

Examines the trends in substance-related visits to the emergency department (ED) among youth and young adults (12 to 24 years old) and the context of their visits.

Waterloo Region addiction therapists have advice for people battling alcohol, drug addiction during holidays

Ontario will not raise drinking age or stop alcohol sale in corner stores despite concerns by chief medical officer

Changes in substance use and mental health in two hospital-based addiction treatment programs over the course of recreational cannabis legalization in Canada

Costello, J., MacKillop, J., Cooper, A., Sousa, S., Brasch, J., & Chorny, Y.

Chances of surviving an overdose may depend on where person lives: advocate [CCSA interview]

Canada’s Opioid Crisis: How You Can Help [poster]

Poster outlines practical actions we can take to help to address the opioid crisis and save lives. Includes information about naloxone kits, using non-stigmatizing language and finding support for opioid dependance.

Rapport sur l’alcool, quelques precisions

L’industrie du cannabis et sa contribution économique au Canada

Surdoses mortelles en Alberta, 2023 est maintenant l’année la plus meurtrière

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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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