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'This is about saving lives': Kwanlin Dün announces bolstered substance use programs for citizens

Island Health’s new top medical officer eyes toxic drug crisis, health inequities

What Students Think about Drinking and Alcohol Policies: Feedback on the #RethinkTheDrink Talkback Tour

StFX to house new $5 million endowed Research Chair in Mental Health and Addictions

Downtown site chosen for drug safe-house

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Free take home Naloxone kits available at over 70 pharmacies across Sask.

Doctor shines light on opioid addiction and recovery

Family Physician Remuneration for Substance Use Disorders Care [Report]

Explores Canadian physicians’ experiences and perspectives on using the fee-for-service remuneration model to care for patients with substance use disorders.

Saskatchewan : 74 décès survenus en deux mois pourraient être liés à des surdoses

'I never got a chance to say goodbye,' Mothers mourn the loss of their loved ones on International Overdose Awareness Day

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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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