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Crime bill with tougher bail, sentencing provisions coming in fall, justice minister says [Subscription required]

UCP to test new overdose prevention app in Calgary, months after scrapping a similar province-wide service

Throne speech reveals 150 new addiction treatment spaces to be added in Saskatchewan

No more silence’: Hundreds protest in Richmond after safe consumption site debate

C’est la Semaine de sensibilisation à la dépendance et à l'usage de substance. Semaine qui sert à sensibiliser les jeunes aux risques et les conséquences liés à la consommation d’alcool et de drogues.

Resources (Impaired Driving)

In collaboration with our partners and stakeholders, CCSA develops evidence-based resources to educate and to improve public awareness about impaired driving issues.

Advocates raise concern over closure of Edmonton supervised consumption site: ‘It’s puzzling’

Surdoses : Calgary établit un nouveau record d’appels médicaux en 2022

Singing Red Bear Foundation launches campaign to combat Fentanyl poisoning in recreational drugs

Des vies sauvées par le SNIS pendant la pandémie

CCSA hosting mayors from across Canada to address impact of the substance use crisis on small cities

The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) is gathering mayors of small cities in Lethbridge, Alta., to continue work on the first municipally led, integrated standards for treatment, harm reduction, recovery, prevention and…

Cannabis Use, Harms and Perceived Risks among Canadian Students (Report at a Glance)

Summarizes the technical report on student drug use surveys taken before legalization. The report concludes that up to one-third of students in grades 7 to 12 reported using cannabis, although overall use decreased in the past decade.

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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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