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Northern California officials warn about 'rainbow' fentanyl going around

Drug-testing expansion in Metro not enough to end fatal overdoses: critics

Canada expands drug strategy to prevent more overdoses, provide additional services

'Everyone' should have a naloxone kit for fentanyl overdoses: Montreal paramedics

Drug Evaluation and Classification Program [Policy Brief]

Examines the Drug Evaluation and Classification Program, a 12-step procedure to assess suspected drug-impaired drivers.

Opening ceremony for Recovery Days this Wednesday

How a safer site to use drugs fits into P.E.I.'s addiction strategy

Ontario : trois partis, trois stratégies pour les magasins de cannabis

Hausse inquiétante du nombre de surdoses chez les Six Nations de l’Ontario

Justine Renard, PhD

Justine Renard finds the most exciting part of her career is the chance to contribute to improving the mental health of those suffering from addiction and other brain disorders. She joined CCSA in September 2019.

Defying Convention: Spotlighting Alternative Approaches to Youth Mental Health and Substance Use Services - Frayme Learning Institute 2021

This year, we’re all about challenging the status quo or what we think of as conventional approaches to providing YMHSU services and supports.

Fatal drug poisonings top 1,000 as Alberta on track for deadliest year on record

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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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