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De moins en moins de psychologues dans les centres de réadaptation en dépendance

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,

Recommended Indicators for Drug-Impaired Driving: Coroner and Medical Examiner Data

Highlights the two recommended indicators for enhancing and standardizing drug impaired driving fatality data collected by coroners and medical examiners across Canada.

Faced with growing homeless encampments, London, Ont., tries hospitality instead of hostility [Subscription]

City of Prince Albert forming group to curb downtown homelessness, hunger, addiction

Biden sets record by commuting sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted on nonviolent drug charges

As Winnipeg's homicide rate stays among the highest in the country, experts say prevention is key

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

Community Reinforcement and Family Training (The Essentials of … Series)

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

Updated Suite of Resources on Provincial, Territorial and Sex-Specific Harms of Substance Use in Canada

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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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