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Increased alcohol use linked with higher risk of cancer in new study

City hopes to create community hub to help tackle opioid crisis

Deaths Involving Fentanyl in Canada, 2009–2014 (CCENDU Bulletin)

Opening Remarks Before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health

by Dr. Alexander CaudarellaChief Executive Office, Canadian Centre on Substance Use and AddicitionDecember 10, 2024

Treat drug addiction as health, not criminal issue, O'Toole says in plan to tackle opioid crisis

'Extremely worried' about opioids, Trudeau welcomes Edmonton drug decriminalization pitch

Biden efface toutes les condamnations fédérales pour détention de cannabis

2023 pourrait être l’année la plus mortelle en raison de surdoses en Saskatchewan

Who Drives After Using Drugs? A Review of Prominent Characteristics

Explores the prominent characteristics of people who drive after using drugs and the circumstances under which this behaviour occurs.

Jurisdictional Profiles

The National Treatment Indicators (NTI) project is led by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA), in collaboration with the NTI Working Group.

U of A researcher part of team receiving $2M from Health Canada to fight overdose epidemic

N.W.T. MLAs call for improvements to mental health and addiction services

Browse the CCSA Network of Websites

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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