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Now available! The Small Cities Playbook for Action and its Implementation Guide – municipally-led practical interventions small cities can use to tackle Canada’s substance use crisis
Outlines CCSA’s activities in fiscal year 2024-2025 and provides the auditor’s report. It highlights different ways we were recognized as a trustworthy expert – an honest broker in polarized times – and called upon to inform substance use health…
Ottawa (October 14, 2025): In a first-of-its-kind initiative, national guidance for using artificial intelligence (AI) in the mental and substance use health field is being developed through a partnership between the Canadian…
Youth substance use is prevalent in Canada: in 2023-2024 22% of students in Grade 7-12 reported alcohol use, 15% reported vaping (with nicotine or other unknown content) and 12% reported cannabis use in the past 30 days.
In September 2025, CCSA officially submitted a response to the open consultation to Health Canada’s Third Legislative Review of the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act (TVPA).
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Reviews recent evidence exploring the use of GLP-1s (glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists) to support people living with substance use disorders, systemic barriers to their implementation, and regulation and policy considerations as research…
Raadiya is committed to using evidence-based research to inform policies that improve the lives of people affected by substance use.
Sarah is passionate about improving access to mental health services for youth and helping communities better understand the factors that shape young people’s mental health.