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A Guide to Cannabis for Older Adults

CCSA developed the three-page Guide to Cannabis for Older Adults in partnership with the Canadian Coalition for Senior’s Mental Health. It outlines what cannabis is and how it is used, as well as the health risks and potential benefits of…

Help with crisis calls making an ‘Impact’ in Prince Edward County

Cannabis : le CBD, beaucoup de débats pour très peu d’effets

La surveillance pharmaceutique ne réduira pas les surdoses, selon des intervenantes

Un programme de traitement des dépendances tient compte des traditions autochtones

Webinar | Inequities Laid Bare: Responding to Challenges of COVID-19 and Beyond

Save the date – coming soon

Health Workforce Innovation Challenge 

Les amateurs de cannabis préféreraient-ils fumer local?

The opioid crisis has a 'hidden' brain injury epidemic

A new measure of unhealthy drinking

Many central Albertans feel left in the dark about fee waiver for addictions treatment

Les policiers ont saisi assez de fentanyl pour tuer tous les Canadiens

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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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