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On-Premise Cannabis Use: Public Health and Safety Considerations [Policy Brief]

Describes public health and safety considerations for on-premise cannabis use in locations such as bars, cafés and lounges.

Lightstone seeks improvements in mental health outreach services

New program in Saskatoon for at-risk youth

FINAL WEEK to Submit Your Abstract for CCSA’s Issues of Substance 2025 Conference!

Reducing the Harms Related to Alcohol on Canadian Campuses: PEP–AH Strategy Background

Throne speech reveals 150 new addiction treatment spaces to be added in Saskatchewan

Why needle hunters, who comb the streets for dangerous garbage, say they love their work

No more silence’: Hundreds protest in Richmond after safe consumption site debate

Community Urinalysis and Self-Report Project: Cross-Canada Report on the Use of Drugs from the Unregulated Supply, 2019-2021 Data

Presents substance use trends and describes whether expected substance use matched actual substance contents. Data were collected from harm reduction sites in seven regions across Canada that participated in the Community Urinalysis and…

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Inner City Health and Wellness / ARCH's 3rd Annual Symposium

Featuring Dr. Hakique Virani, Public Health and Addiction Medicine Specialist, as this year’s Keynote Speaker.

Surdoses : Calgary établit un nouveau record d’appels médicaux en 2022

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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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