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Stigma Ends with Me Impact Story

Highlights impacts from CCSA’s Stigma Ends with Me activities, including workshops, release of a stigma primer and other campaigns.

New report explores risk factors for high rates of suicide, substance use among Inuit

Ottawa, Oct. 13, 2021 — A new report sheds light on the risk and protective factors for suicide among Inuit across Northern Canada.

Merritt mom who lost son to overdose pleads for change

206 people died in B.C. in April of toxic drug poisonings

AI in Mental Health and Substance Use Health Care: Early Results and Emerging Guidance

Summarizes early findings from our National Guidance for Artificial Intelligence in Mental Health and Substance Use Health Care, a new project in partnership with the Mental Health Commission of Canada.

Three key items you will learn…

Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam mayors back expansion of involuntary mental health and addiction treatment; experts question policy

UCP to test new overdose prevention app in Calgary, months after scrapping a similar province-wide service

C’est la Semaine de sensibilisation à la dépendance et à l'usage de substance. Semaine qui sert à sensibiliser les jeunes aux risques et les conséquences liés à la consommation d’alcool et de drogues.

Safe injection site sees 669 visits in first month: report

Prévenir les surdoses par l’analyse des drogues de rue

Homelessness up 255% in Regina since 2015, according to latest count

Advocates raise concern over closure of Edmonton supervised consumption site: ‘It’s puzzling’

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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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