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Justin Trudeau critique l'Alberta pour sa gestion de la crise des opioïdes

Pot sector wants packaging changes, financial relief from Cannabis Act review

« Ça sent le cannabis » sur les chantiers

Adulterants, Contaminants and Co-occurring Substances in Drugs on the Illegal Market in Canada: An Analysis of Data from Drug Seizures, Drug Checking and Urine Toxicology [report]

Provides a snapshot of the contents of drugs on the illegal market in Canada using 2018–2019 data from drug seizures, drug checking services and a drug monitoring study.

Private rehab centre for up to 8 patients gets permit from town

Drug decriminalization movement gaining momentum in Canada as overdose deaths surge

Déjudiciariser les drogues sans les banaliser

Inquiétude pour une unité surexposée aux drogues

Intersections of Substance Use and Suicide: Evidence and Key Take-Aways

Looks at how specific patterns of substance use may increase suicide risk. Highlights intersecting factors, such as the type of substance and the amount consumed, as well as biological and social influences.

Limitless liquor orders a recipe for bootlegging, MLA says

Partners and Collaboration (Substance Use in Canada)

Scientific Advisory Council

In 2007, CCSA formed the Scientific Advisory Council (SAC) to inform our work of the latest scientific developments in the substance use and addiction field, to ensure that the biomedical and neuroscience perspectives…

Woman opens her home to some of thousands unable to get into only detox centre in Thunder Bay, Ont.

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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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