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Presentation on the Impacts of Methamphetamine Use in Canada to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health

November 29, 2018

Le sud de l’Alberta aura une nouvelle unité de lutte contre le crime

Two Winnipeg addictions treatment clinics get funding to expand

Supervised Consumption Sites Poster

Summarizes our Supervised Consumption Sites (SCSs) Evidence Brief, which explains what SCSs are and how they help people. Also addresses how SCSs benefit communities and explores public concerns about them.

Province announces $12-million ‘Community Addictions Hub’ for Sarnia-Lambton

Benzodiazepines found in 55 fatal overdoses in July as contamination mounts in B.C.

On 4/20, Report Finds Lack of Comprehensive Workplace Substance Use Policies

CCSA launches A Review of Workplace Substance Use Policies in Canada

B.C. chief coroner Lisa Lapointe to retire, says she leaves behind agency ‘forever altered’ by opioid crisis [Subscription]

The language of stigma: understanding how language can influence our perception [CCSA interview]

Nearly Half BC’s New “Substance-Use Treatment Beds” Provide No Treatment

School District 91, Nechako Lakes: Brain Builders Lab Case Study

Case study describes School District 91, Nechako Lakes Brain Builders Lab project. As a Psychologist in School District 91, Nechako Lakes, British Columbia, the Brain Builder aimed to spread and embed Brain Story science throughout the staff in…

Housing in southwestern Manitoba at crisis point, advocates say

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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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