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First annual Fentanyl Awareness Day Walk in Manitoba honours those lost to overdose

Moncton woman can't continue addiction treatment unless she agrees to 'invasive' birth control method

Effect of Alcohol Consumption on the Development of Depression, Anxiety and Suicidal Ideation: Update of a Systematic Review [report]

Assesses the link between alcohol consumption and the development of depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation. The review includes longitudinal studies with a time element for depression and anxiety, and longitudinal studies and cross-sectional…

Fraser Health issues overdose warning for Surrey

Opioid-overdose deaths have spiked across Southwestern Ontario

Acheter de la cocaïne en ligne, un vrai jeu d'enfants

Annual Health Canada Cannabis Survey Results Released

La kétamine comme traitement contre la dépression tenace

Moving Toward a Recovery-Oriented System of Care: A Resource for Service Providers and Decision Makers

Presents ways that Canada can move towards a recovery-oriented system of care, based on six guiding principles for recovery, the findings from the Life in Recovery survey and the experience of professionals.

Vernon's Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy first in IH to check illicit drugs

BC’s Opioid Substitution System Isn’t a System at All, Say Front Liners

Bryce Barker, PhD, CE

Bryce Barker has always focused his career on improving the health of Canadians. Before joining CCSA in November 2016, he held positions at the Ontario Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health and the Centre for Addiction and Mental…

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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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