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Kindness bag campaign to raise awareness of overdoses in Manitoba

Urinalysis and Self-Reporting - Participation

CCSA is recruiting new sites interested in implementing the Community Urinalysis and Self-Report Project (CUSP) at a harm reduction site in their region. Funds are available for participant honoraria, urinalysis costs and research…

Psychiatry Admissions and Cannabis Use [infographic]

Illustrates the cannabis use patterns before first admission to inpatient psychiatry in Ontario. Based on the study, How High?

The White House is now tracking nonfatal opioid overdoses by state. Why that's important.

Bringing cannabis education home: new partnership to help parents jumpstart conversations with their children [CCSA quoted author]

Illicit drug use in Island Health hospitals sparks WorkSafeBC investigation

Post-Pandemic Anxiety: A Free Webinar from the Centre for Family Initiatives at Pine River Institute

Addressing potential negative impacts from cannabis legalization: Clinical utility of a brief self-directed intervention for cannabis misuse

Hodgins, D. C., Schluter, M. G., Stea, J. N., & Kilborn, M. L.

Provincial funding announced for youth mental health and addictions hub

Province funds $1.8M for pre-treatment programs for addictions recovery in Calgary

Ottawa earmarks funding for mental-health supports for Indigenous communities during COVID-19

Coroner's inquest to probe overdose death of UVic student

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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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