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Brief Submitted to the Health Canada Consultation on the Potential Market for Cannabis Health Products that Would Not Require Practitioner Oversight

Outlines key considerations for cannabis health products.

First Nations, Métis and Inuit National Partnership Building Roundtable Meeting Report

Highlights the activities of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit National Partnership Building Roundtable event held in October 2023. The report contains First Nations, Métis and Inuit perspectives on substance use issues and priorities.

Virtual conference planned for caregivers to people with mental illness, addictions

Bridging the gap: Veterans and recreational cannabis use

Brémault-Phillips et al.

New OMA president calls for more mental health and addiction supports in North

Dix ans après sa création, le Défi 28 jours sans alcool prend toujours du galon 

Alcohol and Older Adults [poster]

As we age, and our bodies and life circumstances change, drinking alcohol can become riskier. This poster outlines the low-risk alcohol drinking guidelines for adults aged 65 and older, as recommended by the Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental…

Daily marijuana use is now more common than daily alcohol use in the U.S., new study finds

Durham Region educators learning about cannabis use, destigmatization [CCSA interview]

Drug checking program resumes in Waterloo Region after feds step in

Downtown Eastside street artist uses work to heal addiction, residential school past

'Fentanyl, it’s destroying everybody': Homeless crisis grows in Chilliwack

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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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