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Katarina Kane, MSc

With so many affected by substance use health issues in some way, Katarina Kane takes immense pride that her work can have an impact and help reduce the associated harms of substance use.

What it’s like to work at Ottawa’s busiest safe consumption site

'There's hope': As pandemic sees increase in alcohol consumption, Nova Scotia women share stories of recovery from addiction

Study finds psychedelic microdosing improves mental health

Toronto harm reduction workers call for robust safe supply program to prevent deaths

Biden removes sanctions from Chinese institute in push for fentanyl help

Drug Checking Poster

Summarizes our Drug Checking Evidence Brief, which explains what drug checking is and how it helps people. Also addresses how drug checking benefits communities and explores public concerns about it.

Cabinet signs off on plans to introduce minimum unit price for alcohol

Record number of Sask. people died from drug toxicity in 2021

Pot sector wants packaging changes, financial relief from Cannabis Act review

Kelowna’s first supervised inhalation site opens downtown

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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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