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Manitoba funding to addiction prevention, harm reduction ‘a start,’ organizations say

Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on People Who Use Substances: What We Heard

Summarizes consultations with people who use or have used substances, their families and friends, harm reduction workers and people providing peer support services.

The data ‘speaks’

Fentanyl accounts for two-thirds of 2021 confirmed overdose deaths in Sask.: coroner

Making all CCSA Publications Fully Accessible

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Cannabis Legalization Observations 2021–2022: Key Findings for Public Health

Complements the Cannabis Legalization: 2021–2022 Observations report, which examines the impact and implementation of the 2018 Cannabis Act. This topic summary focuses on areas where more investigation and consideration are needed from a public…

Drug-checking service to become permanent in South Okanagan

Free street drug testing site opens in Victoria storefront

Le projet-pilote de décriminalisation des drogues de la Colombie-Britannique à l’étude

ANALYSIS: $32M bust shows police shifting focus to illegal pot deliveries

B.C. opens new units in promised expansion of involuntary care for mental health, addictions, brain injury

University of Alberta researchers eye artificial intelligence to weigh opioid risks

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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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