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Regina needs 24 cannabis stores to disrupt black market: city report

Yukon's coroner describes 'front-row seat' on the opioid crisis

1,200 people have died from overdoses in Saskatchewan in 3 years. Who were they?

P.E.I. advocacy group looks to add more doses, nasal spray option to take-home naloxone kits

Strategies for Addressing the Opioid Crisis in the United States and Canada: Cross-Border Knowledge Sharing

Summarizes discussions from a series of events held in 2017 and 2018 with experts from Canada and the U.S. The report compiles key messages and actions for consideration in addressing the opioid crisis.

Vancouver’s sewage fentanyl load extremely high: Statistics Canada

Sask. mental health and addictions budget increased, nothing tagged for safe injection site

Drogue, agressions, violence: le triste quotidien du Village gai

Council backs proposed homelessness and addiction treatment hub

Stigmatizing language [fact sheet]

Illustrates how stigmatizing words can be a barrier to recovery for substance use disorders and provides alternative language to help break down negative stereotypes.

Drug possession charges dropped across Ontario at an unprecedented rate

Vancouver compassion club hands out hard drugs in bid to save lives, despite Health Canada rejection

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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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