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Long waitlists for treatment forces families to go to extreme lengths during B.C’s toxic drug crisis

Jill Harnum

Most of Jill Harnum’s experience working in substance use health has been as a frontline worker. These personal accounts provided her with a greater understanding of the realities of substance use health issues, the substance use health workforce…

Laval: nouvelle réglementation sur le cannabis

'Irresponsible populist nonsense': Addictions minister calls out Poilievre over drug policy

Drug companies win in California opioid crisis lawsuit

COVID-19 took a mental health toll on mothers, young women and adolescent girls: Researchers

Ottawa should fight toxic overdose crisis by giving users safe drugs, advocates say

Addiction News Daily

Addiction News Daily is CCSA’s news service; a co​​mpilation of stories pulled from various sources and focusing on topics con​cerning alcohol, drugs and their related harms (including alcohol and drug​ preventi​on, treatment, recovery…

In Canada, psychedelics re-emerge in treatment of depression

Lifetime Risk of Alcohol-Attributable Death and Disability

Examines the lifetime risk of death and disability for various levels of alcohol consumption. The report also examines separate alcohol guidelines for males and females, and offers recommendations for alcohol consumption as measured in grams per…

Opioid crisis: Indigenous people far more likely to die from overdose, experts warn

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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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