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Sault had highest opioid-related death rate in Ontario in first three months of 2024

Alberta's top court dismisses challenge of ID requirement at drug-use sites

Substance Use in Canada Costs $38.4 Billion a Year

Alcohol and tobacco together cause the most harm—by a large margin

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Overdoses, alcohol-related deaths increased in Canadians under 65 during pandemic: StatCan

Advocates, family battle the effects of the bottle to break the stigma of FASD

Nitazenes (CCENDU Drug Alert)

This alert summarizes the increased risk of accidental overdose due to nitazene compounds being identified in Canada’s unregulated drug supply. Nitazene compounds are ultra-high potency, synthetic opioids, usually found unexpectedly in substances…

Recommended Indicators for Drug-Impaired Driving: Court Data

Highlights the three recommended indicators for enhancing and standardizing the collection of drug impaired driving court outcomes data across Canada.

Self-Harm Among Criminalized Women

This publication has been archived on the CCSA website and was current when it was published. It is available for reference or research purposes.  

New program teaches local workers how to save a colleague from overdose

Edmonton opioid crisis: Daily deaths, overdoses overwhelming social services and health-care system

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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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