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Addressing mental health and addictions stigma

Provincial Patterns and Trends in Cannabis Use among Youth: Nova Scotia

Presents trends of cannabis use among young people in Nova Scotia, including prevalence of use, perceptions of harm, cannabis use and driving, and dimensions of risk.

Fentanyl-laced gummies discovered in Hamilton: police

'Inmates, not animals': Former inmate protests mental health care in N.L. correctional system

Opioid-related harm increases during pandemic; health unit responding

Mental health, addictions services receive $5M from Alberta government

How Ottawa’s public health unit wants to fight the fentanyl crisis

People with addictions experience are counselling the counsellors

N.W.T. coroners have new tool to identify drug-related deaths more quickly

‘I was just following my heart’: Man offers help to addicted through traditional Indigenous medicines

Tainted drugs lead to epidemic of overdoses in Ottawa in July

Mental Health and Substance Use During COVID-19 [infographic]

Highlights key data from the Mental Health and Substance Use During COVID-19: Regional Spotlight and Key Factors final summary report. Also provides tips and resources to help Canadians cope with stress, anxiety and substance use during the…

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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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