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Alberta government firm on recovery-oriented care as province on track for deadliest year for drug poisonings

Fedeli promises update on Canadore's delayed treatment centre

Police to purchase machine for safer handling of toxic drugs

Fredericton to double fines in bid to keep raucous university parties safer

New overdose prevention service planned in Nanaimo

Victoria street community reflects on lives lost to toxic drug crisis

National Treatment Indicators Report: 2013-2014 Data

Examines data on individuals who accessed publicly funded services for substance use treatment in Canada, to help identify information gaps. This report is intended for researchers, analysts, leaders, decision makers and advisors to support…

Seven months on, Toronto awaits drug decriminalization decision

La consommation de cannabis en hausse chez les femmes enceintes

Pot is legal. But where Toronto police enforce the Cannabis Act suggests troubling disparities continue: Star analysis [Subscription]

Overdose victims trending younger as drug supply grows ever more toxic, death review panel finds

Opioid treatment guidelines updated for 2024 in Canada

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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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