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7 Things You Need to Know about Cannabis Extracts

A list of seven important tips about cannabis extracts that people need to know before they try these products.

Public Consultation on Behavioural and Technical Competencies for Non-Expert Prescribers Opens Today!

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The Big Business of Sobriety

N.W.T.'s top doctor says highly toxic carfentanil detected again in Hay River

National Addictions Awareness Week 2020

This Year Declare, Change Begins with Me!

 

NYC plans to install anti-OD ‘life alert’ devices in apartments to connect drug users to 911

Bid for 2nd safe consumption site has support, but expert says Hamilton needs opioid strategy

Hausse fulgurante de la «drogue du zombie» à Toronto

New high school program aims to educate on opioid overdoses

Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health, Public Summary: Drinking Less Is Better (Infographic)

Summarizes the recommendations in Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health in simple terms and illustrations. Offers concise, image-based explanations of the risks and harms from alcohol consumption on an increasing scale, as well as tips to…

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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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