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Prairie Harm Reduction warns about new substance amid rising drug overdoses

Federal Budget 2019: Highlights

Highlights aspects of the Government of Canada’s Budget 2019 that are relevant to CCSA and its stakeholders, including enhancing the federal response to the opioid crisis, cannabis taxation, interprovincial alcohol trade and strengthening…

Special constables making a difference in downtown St. Thomas

Urgent need in Alberta to address potent drug supply, overdose crisis: health experts

Why B.C. and Canada could be attracting Mexican drug cartel activity

Cannabis and Older Adults [eLearning Modules]

Narcos PQ: Hausse du nombre de saisies de cocaïne à prévoir

$4.5 million for cannabis research announced in partnership between CCSA and CIHR

Ottawa, May 22, 2019 — The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) are partnering to provide $4.5 million to support research that will help governments to…

Providing Indigenous moms with clothes, housing and whatever they need to 'hit the ground running'

'Green bean' pills linked to death of mother of five on Bunibonibee Cree Nation

Centre éphémère de prévention des surdoses : mise en congé, une médecin démissionne

La décriminalisation des drogues dures bientôt soumise à un vote en Chambre

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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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