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New study suggests Calgary's supervised consumption site saves taxpayers millions

FEDERAL CANNABIS ACT REVIEW MUST FOCUS ON PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY

OTTAWA (September 23, 2022): The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) welcomes the opportunity to contribute evidence on public health, public safety and equity that has been generated through research conducted…

Animal tranquilizers showing up in B.C.’s drug supply, increasing need for regulated supply: advocate

Anat Ziv, PhD

Anat Ziv is passionate about contributing to shaping policies and strategies related to substance use.

4th Annual Recovery Capital Virtual Conference of Canada

Theme: Building Recovery Capital to Overcome Addiction

Ottawa must act fast on safe drug supply as tainted-drug deaths continue daily: advocates

Cannabis Legalization: 2021–2022 Observations (Policy Brief)

Just How Much Coffee, Tea And Red Wine Is Good for You?

After many years of discussion, CK has a new drug strategy on the table

Board of Directors

A volunteer Board of Directors, composed of 13 members, is responsible for governing CCSA. The directors meet face-to-face three to four times per year.

Council endorses city's $14M mental health and addiction strategy

Doctor duo recognized for fighting opioid crisis in Timmins area

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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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