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U of A student group spreads awareness about COVID-19’s impact on the opioid crisis

Easy access to naloxone key to giving overdose victims more time to seek care, says specialist

Taking Addiction Awareness to the street

La lente marche de la drogue zombie jusqu’à nos portes

New chief coroner seeks to use data to shine a light on B.C.'s deaths

Opioid overdose fatalities skyrocketed in Ottawa in 2020

Le cannabis toujours un obstacle potentiel pour avoir la garde des enfants

Drug problem growing in smaller centres, rural areas of Saskatchewan: RCMP

How a long-fought battle with abuse and addiction led to an extensive social work career

Urinalysis and Self-Reporting - Participation

CCSA is recruiting new sites interested in implementing the Community Urinalysis and Self-Report Project (CUSP) at a harm reduction site in their region. Funds are available for participant honoraria, urinalysis costs and research…

Addiction Matters: CCSA Annual Report, 2014-2015

Prison and drugs in Europe: current and future challenges

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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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