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With Legalization Imminent, CCSA Releases Report on Cannabis Use during Pregnancy

Cites potential effects lasting into adolescence and young adulthood

Edmonton interdit le don de seringues stériles aux stations de transports en commun

Ontario spending $32.7M to combat addictions as opioid crisis continues

BRAVE move helps make main Guelph library a little safer

Toxi-City: Deadly drugs in Edmonton — Overdoses are happening across all neighbourhoods and families are bearing the brunt of the crisis

Alcohol and Caffeine – Youth and Young Adults at Greatest Risk

This publication has been archived on the CCSA website and was current when it was published.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

How should Toronto best combat drug addiction? Mayoral candidates have starkly different ideas

'Drugs are killing our young people': South Sudanese community mourning opioid-related deaths

Summit on Family Medicine’s Role in Improving Health Outcomes for People Who Use Substances: Meeting Report

Summarizes the Summit on Family Medicine’s Role in Improving Health Outcomes for People Who Use Substances event co-hosted by CCSA and the University of Toronto Department of Family and Community Medicine’s Division of Mental Health and Addiction…

Walgreens flooded Florida with addictive opioids, lawyer tells jury

Front-line staff seeing sharp increase in drug overdose responses

Provincial Patterns and Trends in Cannabis Use among Youth: Ontario

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

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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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