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Sault-Sainte-Marie aura bientôt un nouveau centre de sevrage

Sault advocacy group opens support centre

Gaspé: prudence face à la drogue du viol, dit la députée Perry Mélançon

Finding healing, thread by thread: Saint John women sew creations that spark joy

Youth Alcohol Use and Its Harms: Case Study in the Community of Sherbrooke (Report at a Glance)

Summarizes a technical report of the same name that examines the consumption habits, hospitalizations and crime and availability related to alcohol use by youth in Sherbrooke, Quebec. The report suggests key interventions that could be…

Itinérance et toxicomanie : deux centres d’aide pourraient voir le jour à Ottawa

Downtown Eastside's exclusion from park drinking pilot a 'policy failure', advocate says

Police Chief Bray 'really impressed' with Newo Yotina Friendship Centre harm reduction program

Policy Brief to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs: Bill C-5

Submitted to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs in September 2022.

Un programme imparfait mais qui sauve des vies

‘Absolutely horrific:’ The median age of death for unhoused women in Toronto is now 36

Driving Under the Influence of Cannabis : Analysis drawn from the 2004 Canadian Addiction Survey

This publication has been archived on the CCSA website and was current when it was published. It is available for reference or research purposes.  

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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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