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Halifax police issue warning after tests confirm seized pills were potent opioid

Nouveau record de surdoses mortelles en Colombie-Britannique

Health-care workers push for better access to frostbite treatment popularized in Yukon

More accountability needed for frats accused of sexual violence, student leader says

Workplaces and Substance Use: Oil & Gas, Forestry, and Mining Industries – Workplace Culture

Illustrates key context and data on workplace culture related to substance use in the oil and gas, forestry, and mining industries. Information is based on input from a national study about workplace policies and practices related to substance…

Into New Territory: Adapting to a Changing Landscape - CCSA Annual Report, 2021–2022

Outlines CCSA’s activities in fiscal year 2021–2022 and provides the auditor’s report.

Cannabis Communication Guide Impact Story

Highlights impacts from the uptake and use of Talking Pot with Youth: A Cannabis Communication Guide for Youth Allies. The impact story demonstrates how the Cannabis Communication Guide helped youth allies to engage youth in meaningful…

Naloxone: What to know about the opioid overdose-reversing drug, free across Canada

Intoxications et agressions sexuelles reliées à des bars de Québec

Parents say Snapchat makes it easy for drug dealers to sell to their kids

Restoring dignity after homelessness in Fredericton

Happy Valley-Goose Bay's problems won't be solved by police alone, says RCMP commissioner

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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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