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The BC Substance Use Conference: Coming Together

The BC Substance Use Conference 2019 is the first annual conference hosted by the BC Centre on Substance Use, bringing together key stakeholders from around the province to discuss provincial efforts to treat and care for people with substance…

Canada is experiencing a ketamine shortage. What this means for clinics treating depression

Your Drink Your Call - Dissemination Guide

Both guides provide practical tools, digital and print assets, and evidence-based recommendations to help campuses in raising awareness about Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health, and empowering students to make informed, lower-risk choices…

Fear of losing children ‘major barrier’ to women accessing addiction services

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Prix minimum réclamé pour tous les alcools: les géants de la bière veulent une lutte «à armes égales»

More kids hospitalized for cannabis poisonings after edibles legalized, study finds

The Availability of Take-Home Naloxone in Canada (CCENDU Bulletin)

Describes the availability of take-home naloxone programs in Canada and the steps required to make naloxone available without a prescription.

Ontario small businesses feel impact of mental health, addiction challenges: Report

No overdose-related deaths reported at Kitchener's CTS site in 2020, staff report shows

Regulate online gambling, NWT MLAs are told

Drug users group fights City of Surrey’s ‘discriminatory’ cancellation of business licence

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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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