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Registration now open for psychedelics conference co-hosted by CCSA, MHCC and CAMH

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

Skip Your Last Drink and Reboot Your Health

Illicit Fentanyl (CCENDU Drug Alert)

Summarizes information on the potential for serious adverse health consequences from using illicit fentanyl.

Ending the stigma around addiction crucial in addressing opioid crisis: Peace Country Drug Awareness Coalition

How do magic mushrooms get their magic?

Take CCSA's survey on workplace policies for alcohol and drug use

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

Community Urinalysis and Self-Reporting Project (CUSP)

Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on People Who Use Substances: What We Heard

Summarizes consultations with people who use or have used substances, their families and friends, harm reduction workers and people providing peer support services.

Fentanyl accounts for two-thirds of 2021 confirmed overdose deaths in Sask.: coroner

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

Browse the CCSA Network of Websites

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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