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Clearing the Smoke on Cannabis: Cannabis Use During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding

Presents the latest clinical evidence on how cannabis use during pregnancy and breastfeeding can affect a developing fetus and infant.

Sask. legislation would boost First Nations' authority over cannabis sales, bylaw enforcement

Webinar | The Effects of COVID-19 on Alcohol Sales, Consumption and Harms

Time: 12 p.m. – 1 p.m., EST

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New opioid treatment option being used by Ottawa response team

Waterloo Region’s first safe supply program sees early success in helping those who use drugs

Provincial government cuts funding to gambling support group

New 51-unit Indwell build brings hope to downtown Simcoe

Vancouver man designs life-saving app after losing friend to drug toxicity, preventing dozens of deaths

Street drug users fear overdoses, 'near-death experiences,' says report backing a safe supply program

100 ans après la fin de la prohibition en Alberta : retour sur ces années sans alcool

Evidence-Based Decriminalization (Policy Brief)

Summarizes and supplements the report, Decriminalization: Options and Evidence, published in 2018. Examines key considerations to guide an evidence-based and effective approach to decriminalization. Presents various options on decriminalizing…

La N.-É. lance sondage sur l’élargissement de la vente d’alcool dans les commerces privés

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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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