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Manitoba youth concerned about mental health: survey

Advocates urge Ontario to boost support for supervised drug sites

B.C. coroner wants ‘urgent action’ on safer drug supply six years into overdose crisis

Provincial Patterns and Trends in Cannabis Use among Youth: Nova Scotia

Presents trends of cannabis use among young people in Nova Scotia, including prevalence of use, perceptions of harm, cannabis use and driving, and dimensions of risk.

Une toute première stratégie territoriale de gestion de l’alcool

'Inmates, not animals': Former inmate protests mental health care in N.L. correctional system

Ontario plans to ramp up inspections as alcohol rolls out to convenience stores

Opioid-related harm increases during pandemic; health unit responding

Podcast aims to raise awareness about future of psychedelic treatments

People with addictions experience are counselling the counsellors

Meeting Critical Needs: Evidence with Impact – CCSA Annual Report, 2022–2023

Outlines CCSA’s activities in fiscal year 2022–2023 and provides the auditor’s report. Highlights how, together with our partners, we offered people in Canada the latest insights and knowledge on the effects of substance use.

‘I was just following my heart’: Man offers help to addicted through traditional Indigenous medicines

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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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