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14 drug poisonings in Peterborough over the weekend prompts public health alert

Heather Burke

Heather Burke holds a master’s in psychology and is pursuing a PhD in forensic psychology at Carleton University. Her expertise spans illicit drug markets, drug supply chain analysis, organized crime and the evaluation of enforcement responses.…

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La menace des opioïdes varie d’un océan à l’autre [entrevue avec le CCDUS]

'Immense challenge': Trying to save the lives of B.C. drug users, hit hard by COVID-19 and the overdose crisis

Moins d’admissions de jeunes intoxiqués dans les urgences de Sherbrooke

Substance Use Health: The Doorways to Stigma [Webinar; March 9, 2022]

We are proud to support Healthcare Excellence Canada’s Health Workforce Innovation Challenge and we send our congratulations to the many successful teams so far. If you’d like to join the Challenge and make a positive impact on workforce retention, regist

Cannabis Use Patterns and Behaviours During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada: A Multi-Wave Analysis of the National Cannabis Survey

Hathaway, A., Cullen, G., Cristiano, N., Wrathall, M., Walters, D., Tjeng, J., Wadsworth, E.

Canadian Addiction Survey (CAS): A National Survey of Canadians' Use of Alcohol and Other Drugs: Prevalence of Use and Related Harms: Highlights

This publication has been archived on the CCSA website and was current when it was published. It is available for reference or research purposes.

Paramedics responded to nearly 200 suspected overdose calls over civic holiday long weekend

‘I thought the world was coming down’: Sen. Patrick Brazeau draws on personal struggle to fight for alcohol warning labels

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