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Addictions recovery centre in Linden Woods moving forward after split vote on appeal

Des experts voient la décriminalisation de certains psychotropes d’un bon œil

U of A student group spreads awareness about COVID-19’s impact on the opioid crisis

Taking Addiction Awareness to the street

Le gouvernement de la Saskatchewan ne financera pas des centres de consommation supervisée

Ontario plans for tougher encampment rules stir emotional debate, including among Thunder Bay shelter users

Opioid overdose fatalities skyrocketed in Ottawa in 2020

Alberta to increase access to prescription opioids while limiting locations for treatment

Drug problem growing in smaller centres, rural areas of Saskatchewan: RCMP

Naloxone kits available at County of Brant library branches

Research (Educators)

There is a lot of information available on the Internet about the health impacts of different substances. Some of this information is accurate and some is not.

Youth Alcohol Intoxication [infographic]

Illustrates data (age, frequency, gender and amount consumed) on emergency room visits attributable to youth alcohol intoxication in Sherbrooke, Quebec.

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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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