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Understanding Substance Use: Educator's Guide

Designed for education professionals (teachers, guidance counsellors, coaches, social workers and so on) working with youth from grades 6–12 to gain knowledge, tools and resources on substance use, stigma, cannabis vaping, alcohol and impaired…

« Tous mes amis meurent » : une soirée à un site d’injection improvisé

Un programme imparfait mais qui sauve des vies

Families say ‘forced’ care won’t work for youth, others say it could save lives

‘Absolutely horrific:’ The median age of death for unhoused women in Toronto is now 36

Statement by Rita Notarandrea on the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada’s Annual Report and Its Emphasis on Stigma

Ottawa, December 19, 2019 - The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) welcomes the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada’s…

Volunteer group steps up to serve people in need

Opioid overdose response now part of Red Cross first aid, CPR training as deaths mount

In-Patient Treatment for Substance Use in Canada

New Manitoba liquor licence bill aims to expand businesses’ ability to sell booze

Research (Treatment, Support and Recovery)

Introduction to the International Drug Control Conventions

Joint VNGOC and UNODC CSU webinar for civil society, introducing the International Drug Control Conventions. Feb 9, 2021 03:00 PM in Vienna (2 pm UTC)

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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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