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35 overdoses in 6 days prompt drug poisoning alert for Waterloo region

Informing Change: CCSA Annual Report, 2019-2020

Outlines the activities of CCSA in fiscal year 2019–2020 and provides the auditor’s report.

Talking to Youth About Cannabis Vaping: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals

This guide provides healthcare professionals with the questions they need to ask youth to start a meaningful conversation about the risk associated with vaping cannabis.

Grocery store, alcohol sales down in April as prices rose: Statistics Canada

Province sees significant decline in opioid-related deaths

Agreement provides for First Nations healing centre

Statement: Public health and safety key to addressing fentanyl crisis

Washington, D.C., February 6, 2025 — Dr. Alexander Caudarella, Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA), issued the following statement during his visit to Washington, D.C., this week…

Early life experiences can change brain development, result in health problems, including addiction

City suffers highest drug poisoning death toll ever

Une nouvelle hausse de surdoses signalée dans la région de Timmins

First responder-turned-MLA wants easier access to naloxone nasal spray in P.E.I.

Making all CCSA Publications Fully Accessible

You may have noticed a new pop-up on the CCSA website when trying to access PDFs.

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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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