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‘I Want Them to Break Up with Their Drug Dealer’

Oil & Gas, Forestry, and Mining Industries – Use and Perceptions

Illustrates key context and data on use and perceptions related to substance use in the oil and gas, forestry, and mining industries. Information is based on input from a national study about workplace policies and practices related to substance…

Surdoses : Calgary établit un nouveau record d’appels médicaux en 2022

How misuse of benzodiazepines, a common class of anti-anxiety medication, can lead to dependency [CCSA interview]

Singing Red Bear Foundation launches campaign to combat Fentanyl poisoning in recreational drugs

Ottawa board of health wants national emergency declared over drug ODs

Temporary HART Hub opens in downtown Toronto after safe consumption sites close

Dépendance à l'alcool et aux drogues: sa passion pour la photographie lui sauve la vie

What's inside the drugs circulating Calgary? We visited the city police testing lab to find out

Webinar | Reducing Substance Use Stigma: The Role of First Responders

Registration now open

Date: March 22, 2021 Time: 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., EST

Health Canada must reconsider man's bid to use magic mushrooms for cluster headaches, Federal Court rules

Impact of Cannabis Legalization on Youth Contact with the Criminal Justice System

Dr. Akwasi Owusu-Bempah and Dr. Scot Wortley from the University of Toronto were provided funding by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction to look at how young people are interacting with the criminal justice system in the wake of…

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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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