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How Data Can Help Municipalities

Wednesday, July 23, 2025, 1–2 p.m. ET

The most effective solutions are driven by data. Learn how smaller municipalities can use different types and sources of data to identify the substance use issues most impacting their…

Vancouver sends drug decriminalization pitch to Health Canada for federal review

Indigenous leaders call for addictions help as violence escalates in remote First Nations

What is safe supply? A look at what B.C. drug users, advocates are demanding

Here are four voices from people living on the streets of London

Cross-Canada Report on Student Alcohol and Drug Use (Report in Short)

This publication has been archived on the CCSA website and was current when it was published. It is available for reference or research purposes.

Toronto spends over $33K to put city branding on free crack pipe and drug use kits

Need for addiction treatment locally far outstrips capacity

Feds pledge $3.7 million to support homeless veterans in Ottawa

Registration now open for psychedelics conference co-hosted by CCSA, MHCC and CAMH

Ottawa has lost control of $150M program for reimbursing veterans' cannabis: audit

Illicit Fentanyl (CCENDU Drug Alert)

Summarizes information on the potential for serious adverse health consequences from using illicit fentanyl.

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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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