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Psychedelic drug ketamine being hailed a life-saving mental health treatment in Alberta

Prince George drug deaths on pace to exceed last year’s record

350 km de marche pour sensibiliser le public aux surdoses dans une communauté autochtone

Prescription overload is a serious and growing health issue for seniors

Best Practices across the Continuum of Care for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder

Examines best practices and services that should be available to people experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, harms from opioid use. The report was developed for Health Canada’s Federal, Provincial and Territorial Treatment Task Group.…

She lost her hands and feet to frostbite, but this Sask. woman calls her amputations a 'blessing'

Oil & Gas, Forestry, and Mining Industries – Use and Perceptions

Illustrates key context and data on use and perceptions related to substance use in the oil and gas, forestry, and mining industries. Information is based on input from a national study about workplace policies and practices related to substance…

Booze, cannabis sales up $70M during pandemic

West Nipissing represented in national discussions on substance use

Cannabis: grève à prévoir dans certaines succursales de la SQDC

Needles found in Charlottetown parks highlight need for open space sharps disposals

Analysis of Beverage Alcohol Sales in Canada (Alcohol Price Policy Series)

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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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