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

Meth-related ER visits on the rise in Ontario, following western Canada trend: study

La méthode de l’Alberta face à la crise des surdoses

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

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

Provincial funding enhances New West-based recovery programs

Impaired Driving in Canada

Presents an overview of Canada’s impaired driving laws and data on the extent of both alcohol- and drug-impaired driving in Canada.

Life in Recovery from Addiction in Canada (Technical Report)

Cannabis Perceptions among Canadian Adolescent Boys and Girls [infographic]

Highlights key points from the Differences in Cannabis Perceptions among Canadian Adolescent Boys and Girls report, and outlines how adults can provide support.

On peut acheter des champignons magiques en toute impunité à Vancouver

Les décès liés aux opioïdes chutent en Alberta

A Catastrophe with ‘No Sense of Crisis’

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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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