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Health officials warn about cocaine tainted with fentanyl in Sydney

How Data Can Help Municipalities

Wednesday, July 23, 2025, 1–2 p.m. ET

The most effective solutions are driven by data. Learn how smaller municipalities can use different types and sources of data to identify the substance use issues most impacting their…

Boredom and Stress Drives Increased Alcohol Consumption during COVID-19: NANOS Poll Summary Report

This report presents the results of the second Nanos poll commissioned by CCSA during the COVID-19 pandemic. The poll, commissioned in May 2020, focuses on how much people are drinking while staying at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cannabis could help people cut down or stop opioid use, research shows

Suicide et toxicomanie chez les jeunes, des phénomènes interreliés

Harm reduction organizations sign open letter calling for better data on Alberta treatment programs

New naloxone distribution program launches in York Region amid rise in opioid overdoses

Now open! Review panel nominations for the substance use workforce competencies Publicly Available Specification

Ottawa, October 24, 2023 – The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) is accepting nominations for the review panel to help develop substance use workforce competencies Publicly Available Specification. …

New Manitoba lodge for Indigenous women in need 'not just a healing place, it's a village'

Cannabis : les municipalités souhaitent l’interdiction des magasins non autorisés

Nunavut mayors call for more social supports to accompany alcohol sales

The number of pot stores in Alberta reaches a potentially unsustainable high

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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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