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Filmmaker takes toxic drug crisis documentary to B.C. MLAs

Inmate denied withdrawal medication nine days before overdose death at South West

Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction and Mental Health Commission of Canada Highlight Healthy Coping Strategies during COVID-19 Pandemic

Ottawa, April 24, 2020 — The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) and the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) have compiled a pair of easy-to-use tip sheets to help people in Canada recognize and cope with…

Toronto veut qu’Ottawa décriminalise la consommation de drogue

1,200 people have died from overdoses in Saskatchewan in 3 years. Who were they?

L'alcool nocif pour les jeunes, rappelle Éduc'alcool

P.E.I. advocacy group looks to add more doses, nasal spray option to take-home naloxone kits

B.C. minister defends Interior Health decision to defund Penticton addictions resource centre

Crise des opioïdes: un nouveau record de mortalité en Colombie-Britannique

Drogue, agressions, violence: le triste quotidien du Village gai

Supervised Consumption Sites: Evidence versus Assumptions Joint Statement by the Honourable Vernon White and Dr. Alexander Caudarella on the public safety and public health perspectives

“There are few public policy issues that generate as much debate as supervised consumption sites (SCS).

Council backs proposed homelessness and addiction treatment hub

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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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