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Key Messages about Drug-Impaired Driving in Rural and Remote Areas

More street drugs being laced with animal tranquilizer xylazine, Health Canada says

Cannabis: sexually diverse youths with depression use more

Le protonitazène, un dangereux opioïde, circule en Gaspésie

Thunder Bay Drug Strategy and Community Safety and Well-Being Thunder Bay: Brain Builders Lab Case Study

Case study outlines the Thunder Bay Drug Strategy and Community Safety and Well-Being Thunder Bay’s Brain Builders Lab project.

Misuse of Opioids in Canadian Communities (CCENDU Bulletin)

Provides information on the misuse of opioids in Canadian communities. This bulletin defines opioids and provides summaries of opioid misuse patterns and trends, most common route of administration and local responses in Vancouver, Saskatoon,…

'Addiction is our enemy': overdose awareness advocates complete 350 km trek

Hundreds of broken hearts drawn in chalk on Calgary streets to remember drug overdose victims

Manitoba's harm reduction plan a bust in our communities, say rural mayors

AI in Mental Health and Substance Use Health Care: Early Results and Emerging Guidance

Summarizes early findings from our National Guidance for Artificial Intelligence in Mental Health and Substance Use Health Care, a new project in partnership with the Mental Health Commission of Canada.

Three key items you will learn…

Sault addiction service relocation approved by province

Opioid crisis in Niagara shows signs of improving

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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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