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The Playbook for Action

Now available! The Small Cities Playbook for Action and its Implementation Guide – municipally-led practical interventions small cities can use to tackle Canada’s substance use crisis

Benzodiazepines found in 55 fatal overdoses in July as contamination mounts in B.C.

B.C. chief coroner Lisa Lapointe to retire, says she leaves behind agency ‘forever altered’ by opioid crisis [Subscription]

Substance Use Disorders: A Serious Health Issue [infographic]

Summarizes the effects of substance use disorders on health through data on days spent in hospital and the cost of hospitalizations due to alcohol, opioids and cannabis use. Data indicates that alcohol has the highest impact on hospital use.

Nearly Half BC’s New “Substance-Use Treatment Beds” Provide No Treatment

L'Ontario octroie 32,7 millions de dollars à la lutte contre les dépendances

N.S. investing $2M in new Mi’kmaw mental health, addictions strategy

Housing in southwestern Manitoba at crisis point, advocates say

Facebook says it's taking ads for illegal drugs more seriously, but they're still on there

Systems Approach Workbook: Case Study: The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health’s System Improvement through Service Collaboratives initiative

This publication has been archived on the CCSA website and was current when it was published.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

Resources (Opioids) - Enforcement

P.E.I. group to give potentially life-saving naloxone demonstration

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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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