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Police to purchase machine for safer handling of toxic drugs

U.S. FDA declines to approve Orexo’s opioid overdose drug

New overdose prevention service planned in Nanaimo

National Treatment Indicators Report: 2013-2014 Data

Examines data on individuals who accessed publicly funded services for substance use treatment in Canada, to help identify information gaps. This report is intended for researchers, analysts, leaders, decision makers and advisors to support…

Interior health drug alert for kelowna: High concentrations of fentanyl and benzodiazepines found

La consommation de cannabis en hausse chez les femmes enceintes

Prepare for poisonings, overdoses with influx of contaminated illegal drugs, says Dr. Kami Kandola

Overdose victims trending younger as drug supply grows ever more toxic, death review panel finds

Ontario's opioid crisis is killing men in the construction industry

Finding Addiction Quality Care Resources

Provides resources to help organizations generate interest among their clients in CCSA’s Finding Quality Addiction Care in Canada Drug and Alcohol Treatment Guide. The resource includes a business card, a brochure, a poster and an image for a…

Addictions doctors urge feds to supervise hydropmorpone or stop handing out free drugs

Neurons involved in opioid overdose deaths identified, marking first step in developing new treatment

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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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