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Opioids: Do Drugs Contain What People Think They Contain? (Results from the Community Urinalysis and Self-Report Project)

Highlights how often fentanyl and heroin/morphine were detected among 1,526 people who use drugs from seven regions in Canada. Results are broken down by whether participants expected or did not expect to use these drugs.

'Dangerous' to think B.C.'s decriminalization plan will reduce OD deaths: researcher

Drinking in parks: New Westminster council votes in favour of allowing alcohol in select spaces

Distribution of free Naloxone kits skyrockets in Quebec

Is the ‘War on Drugs’ over? Canada is seeing a ‘shift’ in its approach to drugs, experts say

Fentanyl czar focused on combatting opioid trade, despite tariff distraction [Subscription required]

'Tranq dope': Dangerous animal tranquillizer spreading in Canada's street drugs

Sudbury slams door on temporary safe injection site, bans volunteers from city property

L’Î.-P.-É. signale la présence d’une nouvelle drogue plus puissante que le fentanyl

Project honours 'precious' local lives lost to addiction, mental illness

Life in Recovery from Addiction in Canada (Technical Report)

New transitional housing for women and children announced in Fort Erie

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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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