Search Results

Here are the most recently published webpages on our site with information related to your search.

If you want to search CCSA publications, please use the advanced Publication Search.

Canadian-made fentanyl is an international problem, RCMP says

Will alcohol have cancer warnings like cigarettes?

Statement by Rita Notarandrea on the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada’s Annual Report and Its Emphasis on Stigma

Ottawa, December 19, 2019 - The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) welcomes the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada’s…

Opioid overdose response now part of Red Cross first aid, CPR training as deaths mount

Un marathon par jour pour une meilleure gestion de la crise des surdoses

New Manitoba liquor licence bill aims to expand businesses’ ability to sell booze

For those living on Belleville’s streets, the Ontario city’s overdose emergency is nothing new

Alcohol

Introduction to the International Drug Control Conventions

Joint VNGOC and UNODC CSU webinar for civil society, introducing the International Drug Control Conventions. Feb 9, 2021 03:00 PM in Vienna (2 pm UTC)

Ontario promises $36 million for Indigenous mental health supports

Emergency Department Visits for Alcohol, Cannabis and Opioid Use Among Youth

Ottawa, December 13, 2022 — Alcohol was involved in more medical emergencies that sent young people to hospital emergency departments (EDs) than cannabis or opioids, according to a new study of 4,634 cases in three Canadian…

Recent spike in local drug-related deaths reported

Browse the CCSA Network of Websites

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
Learn more

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.
Learn more

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.
Learn more

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.
Learn more

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.
Learn more

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.
Learn more