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MySafe defends devices' security after reports some users selling their drugs

Let users carry certain amounts of drugs without criminal sanctions: Vancouver mayor

B.C. promises more nasal naloxone, training on post-secondary campuses after UVic student overdose death

Risks and Harms Associated with the Nonmedical Use of Benzodiazepines in the Unregulated Drug Supply in Canada (CCENDU Bulletin)

This bulletin summarizes the risks and harms associated with nonmedical benzodiazepines and benzodiazepine-like substances that are increasingly being identified in drugs on the unregulated market, particularly drugs sold as opioids.…

‘Over and over until they die’: Drug crisis pushes first responders to the brink

Province increasing capacity at St. Joseph's Addiction Recovery Centre

Opioid-related deaths in Ottawa nearly double during pandemic

Une fausse bière pour dénoncer l’interdiction des bières de microbrasseries dans les marchés publics

Experiences of Cannabis and Mental Health: Priority Populations

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Recovery is Positive and Achievable [infographic]

The State of Safe Supply

Partisanerie, alcool et pandémie: un mélange explosif

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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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