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Provincial funding announced for youth mental health and addictions hub

Obituary: Paige Phillips was a fierce advocate for drug users

Ottawa earmarks funding for mental-health supports for Indigenous communities during COVID-19

'It needs to be done': Grieving woman welcomes inquest into Whitehorse shelter deaths

Substance abuse correlated with higher risk of COVID-19 breakthrough infection: study

Ontario’s auditor-general to release reports on Ontario Place redevelopment, opioid strategy [Subscription required]

Dr. João Goulão on what Canada can learn from how Portugal tamed its drug crisis

Federal Cannabis Act review must focus on protecting public health and safety

Vancouver advocate wants language around drug-related deaths to change to reduce stigma

La cocaïne pourrait-elle être décriminalisée au pays?

Red Deer recovery community begins construction today

Adam Sherk, PhD

Adam Sherk is Senior Scientist and Special Policy Advisor with CCSA and an adjunct associate professor with the University of Victoria’s School of Public Health and Social Policy.

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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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