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Vancouver Overdose Prevention Site Could Lose Its Space

Le projet Impact pour sensibiliser les élèves aux dangers de l’alcool au volant

Cannabis, Driving and Implications for Youth (Topic Summary)

Summarizes the effects of cannabis on driving behaviour and the implications for youth. The report indicates that young drivers are at high risk of crash involvement and that cannabis is one of the most common drugs found in young drivers who die…

“Safer supply… is what’s giving us hope”: Peterborough safer supply pilot program to continue

Drug blamed for overdoses, 2 deaths in Halifax believed to be synthetic opioid

La frontière canado-américaine, nouvelle porte d’entrée du fentanyl

Winnipeg's North End Women's Centre receives $400K for transitional housing program

The Shroom Boom: How magic mushrooms are being used to treat mental health

Distribution of fentanyl testing strips part of drug strategy action plan in Brantford-Brant

5 Drug poisonings, 1 death reported Tuesday night in Guelph

Drug alerts issued in Vernon

Guide to Facilitate Discussions about Youth Cannabis Use in Your Community

Provides guidelines on how to have a discussion on youth cannabis use in a community. Building on The Effects of Cannabis Use during Adolescence, this guide recognizes that many youth and adults are still confused about the effects of marijuana…

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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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