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Biden removes sanctions from Chinese institute in push for fentanyl help

Everything Is Not OK – mental health agencies team up to call for more funding

Drug Checking Poster

Summarizes our Drug Checking Evidence Brief, which explains what drug checking is and how it helps people. Also addresses how drug checking benefits communities and explores public concerns about it.

21 overdoses prompts warning for people who use drugs in Waterloo region

Patient safety issues halt trial for MDMA-assisted psychotherapy during Health Canada review

Pot sector wants packaging changes, financial relief from Cannabis Act review

Kelowna’s first supervised inhalation site opens downtown

Supervised drug consumption site in Prince George expanding to support substance users who smoke their drugs

Tonight: Deadline to Submit Your Abstract for CCSA’s Issues of Substance!

Rita Notarandrea to retire as CEO of the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA).

The Chair of CCSA’s Board of Directors, Vaughan Dowie makes the announcement and looks back on her remarkable career.

December 14, 2021

Dear colleagues,

Inquiétude pour une unité surexposée aux drogues

The Coroner Called Them Overdoses. What Really Happened?

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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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