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Seeking creative First Nations youth artists to make an icon for our new harm reduction toolkit

Systems Approach Workbook: Background: Developing A Systems Approach to Substance Use in Canada

Local programs treating addictions facing rising service demands

Refuges pour sans-abri : promesse brisée dans la communauté de Dryden

Ontario judge rejects constitutional challenge of law on cannabis−impaired driving

Largest addictions treatment facility in Sask. to open near Lumsden

Annual Report

Forging Connection, Igniting Change

A key initiative for CCSA during the 2023–2024 fiscal year was to create inclusive spaces that would bring together people with different perspectives, ideas and backgrounds.

COVID-19, Alcohol and Cannabis Use [infographic]

Outlines potential risks from alcohol and cannabis use during the COVID-19 pandemic, including how alcohol and cannabis use can affect the immune system and how measures such as physical distancing can increase alcohol and cannabis use.

'It happens so often, we become numb': Windsor man on losing friends to opioids

Police, CAA say more people are driving impaired by edibles

Health Canada rejects B.C. opioid compassion club due to dark web purchase plan

Youth, diagnosed with cannabis-induced psychosis, support dose recommendation

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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