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Advocates, family battle the effects of the bottle to break the stigma of FASD

Vancouver advocate wants language around drug-related deaths to change to reduce stigma

Red Deer recovery community begins construction today

Recommended Indicators for Drug-Impaired Driving: Court Data

Highlights the three recommended indicators for enhancing and standardizing the collection of drug impaired driving court outcomes data across Canada.

New program teaches local workers how to save a colleague from overdose

Adult and Teen Challenge expands support in the Pembina Valley

Community drums up $180K for Saskatoon's supervised drug consumption site

Yukon officials warn of deadly street drugs amid ongoing opioid crisis

‘We’ve never seen anything like that’: New toxic drug found in Prince George

Advocate, police warn of increase of potentially dangerous drugs after 5 sudden deaths in last week

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Accreditation

Accreditation is a process that evaluates whether an organization or program meets a set of quality standards in the provision of specific services. An independent group carries out the assessment process. It usually involves both…

France trying to get people to cut back to two drinks a day or less [CCSA interview]

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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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