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Nunavik, Montreal police team up to stop smuggling, violence against Inuit

Une ancienne consommatrice d'opiacés dénonce un manque de services

N.W.T. MLA calls on government to establish regional addiction treatment centres

York Region maintains lowest opioid deaths per capita

Une nouvelle substance détectée dans les drogues de rue de la région de Sudbury

Systems Approach Workbook: Leadership for a Systems Approach

This publication has been archived on the CCSA website and was current when it was published.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

Skip Your Last Drink and Reboot Your Health

CCSA’s COVID-19 resource section has what you need to know about the impacts of COVID-19 on substance use.

SALIS / AMHL Conference, April 26 – 28, 2022 Call for abstracts

How do magic mushrooms get their magic?

Musicians say alcohol and the industry are intrinsically linked, but some want to change that

Drug Per Se Laws [Policy Brief]

Examines the effectiveness of implementing drug “per se” laws, whereby it is an offence to drive with a blood concentration of alcohol or drugs in excess of a specified threshold value. The policy brief acknowledges that measuring drug…

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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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