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With requests for counselling skyrocketing, Manitoba drafts 5-year mental health action plan

Trends in Cannabis Use Prior to First Admission to Inpatient Psychiatry in Ontario, Canada, Between 2007 and 2017 (Report at a Glance)

Highlights the correlation between cannabis use and admission to inpatient psychiatry beds in Ontario between 2007 and 2017. The study shows that prior cannabis use was common among people at first admission to inpatient psychiatry.

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.

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Get to know our experts at CCSA. Whether it is alcohol, cannabis, stigma, opioids, or any another topic related to substance use and addiction, our team of professionals is available to provide their knowledge expertise.

National Addictions Awareness Week: Communications for Stakeholders

Provides resources to promote National Addiction Awareness Week 2018.

Halifax marks International Overdose Awareness Day, aims to end stigma

Machine learning can help address stigma of substance abuse in developing countries

Fraser Health warns of high levels of carfentanil in ‘chunky’ white drug samples in Coquitlam

B.C. to ban drug use in all public places in major overhaul of decriminalization

B.C. opens new units in promised expansion of involuntary care for mental health, addictions, brain injury

Substance Use in Canada Costs Almost $46 Billion a Year According to Latest Data

Alcohol and tobacco use together cause the most harm— accounting for 63% of total amount.

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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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