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'Being an advocate for those who can't': A morning with Regina's community support program

Alberta Health Services: Brain Builders Lab Case Study

Case study examines Alberta Health Services (AHS) Brain Builders Lab project. The team consisted of AHS Health Promotion Facilitators who work directly with AHS staff and community partners to support mental health promotion and addiction…

How do magic mushrooms get their magic?

Advancing Cannabis Research: initiative results now available

Youth and Emerging Adults

Alcohol-related ER visits are on the rise — and it's the tip of a very large iceberg [CCSA quoted author]

Lights of hope to shine awareness on ongoing opioid crisis

Advocates await support for safe consumption sites

The White House is now tracking nonfatal opioid overdoses by state. Why that's important.

L’Oregon va repénaliser les drogues

Le Centre canadien sur les dépendances et l’usage de substances (CCDUS) mène des sondages en ligne sur la façon dont sont perçus les psychédéliques au Canada. Nous avons préparé trois sondages et nous vous invitons à remplir celui ou ceux qui corresponden

Submission to Health Canada consultation to inform proposed new regulations for supervised consumption sites and services

Outlines key considerations to inform proposed new regulations for supervised consumption sites (SCSs) and services, prepared in response to the August 2020 Health Canada call for submissions.

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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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