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Psychotic Disorder and Cannabis Use: Canadian Hospitalization Trends, 2006–2015 [Report in Short]

Examines hospitalization trends related to cannabis use and mental and behavioural disorders between 2006 and 2015.

Ces influenceurs qui nous donnent envie de moins consommer

PG medics answering 97 overdose calls on average per month in 2021

Drug alert in Penticton for extreme risk of overdose and death

Peu de demandes de pardon pour la possession simple de cannabis au pays

Surdoses à Montréal : qu’est-ce qui explique la crise?

Coroner confirms the Yukon’s first carfentanil-related overdose death

Doug Beirness, MSc, PhD

Doug Beirness’ career achievements derive from an interest in how alcohol and drugs affect people, especially their driving skills. He is CCSA’s leading expert on impaired driving.

North Bay hospital wants to create area for addictions, mental-health patients to smoke

Island Health has ‘deep concern and disappointment’ with city motion to analyze costs of overdose prevention services

L’alcool s’invite dans les salles de cinéma

Un appel à des mesures fortes pour contrer la crise des opioïdes au Yukon

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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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