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Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction and Mental Health Commission of Canada Highlight Healthy Coping Strategies during COVID-19 Pandemic

Ottawa, April 24, 2020 — The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) and the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) have compiled a pair of easy-to-use tip sheets to help people in Canada recognize and cope with…

Sudbury group that helps vulnerable population gets a new place to call home

Toronto veut qu’Ottawa décriminalise la consommation de drogue

Homelessness and opioid supports needed from Oshawa to Pickering, region says

L'alcool nocif pour les jeunes, rappelle Éduc'alcool

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B.C. minister defends Interior Health decision to defund Penticton addictions resource centre

'If I can help even one person it would all be worth it to me'

Crise des opioïdes: un nouveau record de mortalité en Colombie-Britannique

Manitoba opioid-related deaths increase nearly fivefold between 2019 and 2021: report

Mort de Sidney McIntyre-Starko à l’UVIC : un rapport pour éviter d’autres tragédies

‘Where else do we go for help?’: Okanagan mom struggles to aid son fighting opioid addiction

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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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