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'Brand new way to treat patients': Ketamine injections approved for Alberta's community facilities

Surdose : plus de 200 morts pour un 4e mois consécutif en C.-B.

Defence minister says he wants to change the drinking culture on military bases

Shea Wood, PhD

Shea Wood’s career has focused on improving the lives of youth and families through counselling, research and education. Before joining CCSA in January 2022, Shea spent four years working at Girl Guides of Canada as a youth engagement and program…

Systems Approach Workbook: Background: Developing A Systems Approach to Substance Use in Canada

Local programs treating addictions facing rising service demands

Fentanyl: devenu accro à l’héroïne au retour de l’Afghanistan

Ontario judge rejects constitutional challenge of law on cannabis−impaired driving

More than half of P.E.I.'s impaired driving charges this year have been for cannabis

N.B. moves to scrap interprovincial barriers on alcohol

COVID-19, Alcohol and Cannabis Use [infographic]

Outlines potential risks from alcohol and cannabis use during the COVID-19 pandemic, including how alcohol and cannabis use can affect the immune system and how measures such as physical distancing can increase alcohol and cannabis use.

'It happens so often, we become numb': Windsor man on losing friends to opioids

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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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