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Recommended Indicators for Drug-Impaired Driving: Hospital Injury Data

Highlights the four recommended indicators for enhancing and standardizing drug-impaired driving injury data collected in hospitals across Canada. The policy brief examines the different types of data collected for these indicators, the…

‘I was just following my heart’: Man offers help to addicted through traditional Indigenous medicines

Canadian drug producer questions why B.C. not offering cheaper methadone option

Tainted drugs lead to epidemic of overdoses in Ottawa in July

Biden commue 2500 peines pour des délits non violents liés à la drogue, un record

'Language matters:' Presentation urges rethink of drug use perceptions

Un organisme de Sudbury déménage pour offrir de meilleurs services contre la dépendance

As overdose deaths hit a grim new record, officials push Ottawa to stop treating addiction as a crime

Ces jeunes qui flirtent avec la sobriété

Research (Workplace Safety)

Current State of Canadian Fitness for Duty/Impairment Policies

CCSA investigated the state of employer policies and best practices to better understand what Canadian employers are doing to address substance use. Importantly, we found that:

Safe consumption site being planned for North Hastings

Addictions recovery conference in Barrie

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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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