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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.

COVID-19 stress amplifying mental health and substance use concerns: Leger poll

Ottawa, February 17, 2021 — COVID-19-related stresses are disproportionately impacting people with a history of mental health or substance use concerns, according to a…

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

Attention aux empoisonnements d’enfants par des bonbons au cannabis

Drug Checking

Benzodiazepines: Do Drugs Contain What People Think They Contain? (Results from the Community Urinalysis and Self-Report Project)

Highlights how often benzodiazepines were detected among 1,526 people who use drugs from seven regions in Canada. Results are broken down by whether participants expected or did not expect to use benzodiazepines.

Rapport sur l’alcool, quelques precisions

New app aims to combat overdose deaths

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

Benzos in Illicit Drugs Are a ‘Nightmare Scenario’ for Sex Workers

Board Alumni Members

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Sask. Polytech awarded licences to study cannabis

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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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