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Care Pathways: Considerations for Developing and Implementing

Examines evidence about varying treatments for youth and older adults experiencing harms from prescription drug use in order to develop and implement effective care pathways.

Refuges pour sans-abri : promesse brisée dans la communauté de Dryden

Des centaines de magasins de cannabis risquent de lutter pour leur survie

Largest addictions treatment facility in Sask. to open near Lumsden

31 drug poisonings in 2 weeks, including 2 deaths in Guelph: public health

Annual Report

Forging Connection, Igniting Change

A key initiative for CCSA during the 2023–2024 fiscal year was to create inclusive spaces that would bring together people with different perspectives, ideas and backgrounds.

CCSA and Community Partners Unite to Make a Collective Impact on Stigma in Ottawa

Ottawa, Sept 19, 2019 - Stigma is one of the biggest barriers to recovery for people dealing with substance use disorder.

Police, CAA say more people are driving impaired by edibles

L’alcoolisation fœtale chez les Inuit toujours stigmatisée, selon un rapport

Youth, diagnosed with cannabis-induced psychosis, support dose recommendation

Safer Supply Program launched in Peterborough

Fundamental elements of the Accountability Framework

The ten fundamental elements of the Accountability Framework are: 

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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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