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Edmonton opioid-related EMS calls increase 299% since 2018

'Irresponsible populist nonsense': Addictions minister calls out Poilievre over drug policy

Focused on the Future: Strategic Plan 2021–2026

Provides the action plan for the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) for the years 2021 through 2026. The strategic plan presents the Centre’s three strategic priorities and two North Star outcomes. It also outlines the methods…

COVID-19 took a mental health toll on mothers, young women and adolescent girls: Researchers

Putting a face on the opioid crisis

The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) is conducting online surveys to better understand perceptions of psychedelics among people who live in Canada. If you have expertise in more than one area, please fill out all surveys that apply.

Launch held for Battlefords addictions clinic, harm reduction van

Lifetime Risk of Alcohol-Attributable Death and Disability

Examines the lifetime risk of death and disability for various levels of alcohol consumption. The report also examines separate alcohol guidelines for males and females, and offers recommendations for alcohol consumption as measured in grams per…

U of A student group spreads awareness about COVID-19’s impact on the opioid crisis

When Toronto asked to decriminalize drugs, Health Canada had questions. More than a year later, it’s still waiting for answers [Subscription required]

Workplaces and Substance Use: Forestry Industry

Provides key context, data, and recommendations on improving the substance use health of employees for employers and other partners (e.g., unions, associations, health professionals) in the forestry industry, based on input from the focus group…

Taking Addiction Awareness to the street

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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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