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New Nelson coffee shop offers safe space for people who are unhoused

Kugluktuk to vote on local liquor regulations

Community drug strategy underway in Chatham-Kent

Addiction, Mental Health and Anti-Stigma Resource for Ottawa’s Three Largest Post-Secondary Schools

Ottawa, September 30, 2020 — This fall for the first time in Canada, universities and colleges will have access to an all-in-one online resource to increase awareness and understanding of mental health, addiction…

Canadian Collaborative Mental Health Care Conference (June 13-14, 2024)

3 years after weed legalization, Ontario man still can't enter U.S. due to 20-year-old pot charge

Partners and Collaboration (National Treatment Indicators)

The National Treatment Indicators Working Group

The NTI project was established in 2009 with the goal of collecting consistent information about substance use treatment across jurisdictions to fill information gaps and help improve the quality,…

Tainted drugs prompts 2nd drug alert in June for Peterborough area: health unit

National rollout of Prison Needle Exchange Program alarms union

Interior Health opens 1-stop shop for harm reduction services in downtown Kelowna

VPD claims drug seizures ‘dropped-off’ post-decriminalization

Une docteure du Nord récompensée pour ses efforts dans le crise des opioïdes

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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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