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Overdose crisis leads Nanaimo drug users to open supervised site

'A lot of trust was lost': UVic students push for accountability after student's fatal overdose

Substance Use Treatment in Alberta 2017–2018 [infographic]

Illustrates data on substance use treatment in Alberta in 2017–2018. Data includes the number of people in treatment for substance use, what substances people are receiving treatment for, the median age and the proportion of males and females…

Adaptation Toolkit: Co-creating a Local Resource with Caregivers Supporting a Young Person with Substance Use Disorder

Provides communities the processes, considerations and tools they need to adapt the Parents Like Us: The Unofficial Survival Guide to Parenting a Young Person with a Substance Use Disorder…

‘This is not a trend’: Sober drinkers fuel non-alcoholic booze boom

Parents Empowering Parents celebrates two decades of help and healing

Poorest Canadians nearly 4 times more likely to die from opioids than richest: study

Airdrie resident speaks up about mental health importance following son's overdose death

‘STEINBACH IN CRISIS’: Opioids issue needs to be handled or more will die, says grieving mother

N.B. opioid deaths involving fentanyl at all-time high, says Public Health

Five overdoses in two hours: Tuesday night offers snapshot of continuing opioid epidemic

B.C. premier directs Fraser Health to update harm-reduction portal to focus on treatment

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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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