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Nearly Half BC’s New “Substance-Use Treatment Beds” Provide No Treatment

Students Cite Having Fun, Peer Pressure and Campus Culture as Leading Reasons for Heavy Drinking

Ottawa, August 16, 2018 — In a new report released by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA), post-secondary students express their thoughts on binge drinking.

Hausse « alarmante » des surdoses de drogue à Québec

Poll suggests young people's mental health hit hardest by the pandemic

Housing in southwestern Manitoba at crisis point, advocates say

Facebook says it's taking ads for illegal drugs more seriously, but they're still on there

Resources (Opioids) - Enforcement

Deaths Involving Fentanyl in Canada, 2009–2014 (CCENDU Bulletin)

Treat drug addiction as health, not criminal issue, O'Toole says in plan to tackle opioid crisis

'Extremely worried' about opioids, Trudeau welcomes Edmonton drug decriminalization pitch

Life doesn't have to end behind bars, says ex-inmate, among those urging more addictions help in Ontario jails

Manitoba lifts ban on homegrown cannabis, pauses some new retail licences [Subscription required]

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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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