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Ontario’s only in-patient treatment program for gambling addiction contends with rise of online betting [Subscription Required]

Local overdose awareness committee launches new campaign

UBC Housing retires cannabis awareness posters criticized for promoting stigma

Workplaces and Substance Use: Oil and Gas Industry

Provides key context, data, and recommendations on improving the substance use health of employees for employers and other partners (e.g., unions, associations, health professionals) in the oil and gas industry, based on input from the focus…

Trauma program helps Windsor mother cope with grief

Alcohol and the Immune System: 4 Things You Should Know [infographic]

One-page poster highlighting four important things currently known about the effects of alcohol on the immune system during the COVID-19 pandemic. Provides practical tips to reduce the harms of alcohol.

First annual Fentanyl Awareness Day Walk in Manitoba honours those lost to overdose

Pharmacies face 1st trial over role in opioid crisis

Polysubstance Use and Poisoning Deaths in Canada (Report at a Glance)

Summarizes key findings from the first study to use vital statistics death data to examine national patterns and trends of polysubstance poisoning deaths in Canada. This report highlights the important implications polysubstance use has for…

Buvez, dit le Japon aux jeunes

Fraser Health issues overdose warning for Surrey

Province Says It’s Seeking Solutions for First Nations Treatment Centre

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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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