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Small cities come together on right-sized solutions to the substance use health crisis

September 24, 2024 — Municipal representatives from across Canada gathered in Timmins, Ont., earlier in September to work together on mounting an effective response to substance use health crises and harms in their communities.

Everything Is Not OK – mental health agencies team up to call for more funding

Les décès liés aux opioïdes chutent en Alberta

21 overdoses prompts warning for people who use drugs in Waterloo region

Scramble is on to save city’s supervised consumption service

Patient safety issues halt trial for MDMA-assisted psychotherapy during Health Canada review

La conduite avec facultés affaiblies tue toujours autant

Supervised drug consumption site in Prince George expanding to support substance users who smoke their drugs

‘Greater Than’ campaign launched aimed at ending mental health and addictions stigma

Rita Notarandrea to retire as CEO of the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA).

The Chair of CCSA’s Board of Directors, Vaughan Dowie makes the announcement and looks back on her remarkable career.

December 14, 2021

Dear colleagues,

Youth addiction in Canada

City of Prince Albert forming group to curb downtown homelessness, hunger, addiction

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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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