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Manitoba providing $1.2 million for mental health and addictions supports

'He needed help'

Peterborough Residents Urged To Carry Naloxone And Avoid Using Drugs Alone Amid Increase In Suspected Drug Poisonings

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Jill Harnum

Most of Jill Harnum’s experience working in substance use health has been as a frontline worker. These personal accounts provided her with a greater understanding of the realities of substance use health issues, the substance use health workforce…

Les surdoses mortelles ont plus que doublé chez les Autochtones en C.-B.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh throws support behind drug decriminalization bill

'Irresponsible populist nonsense': Addictions minister calls out Poilievre over drug policy

COVID-19 took a mental health toll on mothers, young women and adolescent girls: Researchers

Toronto supervised drug-use site challenging Ontario law that will close 10 sites [Subscription required]

Youth Alcohol Use and Its Harms: Case Study in the Community of Sherbrooke (Report at a Glance)

Summarizes a technical report of the same name that examines the consumption habits, hospitalizations and crime and availability related to alcohol use by youth in Sherbrooke, Quebec. The report suggests key interventions that could be…

B.C. to offer Canada's first, permanent safe drug supply in response to overdose crisis

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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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