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Substance Use in Canada Costs $38.4 Billion a Year

Alcohol and tobacco together cause the most harm—by a large margin

Ottawa, June 26, 2018 — Substance use costs Canadian society $38.4 billion a year, or almost $1,100 for every person in Canada, according to a new study. Alcohol and tobacco use contributed over two thirds (70%) of these costs, with opioids ranked a distant third. These costs have been rising in recent years, especially for alcohol, opioids and cannabis.
 

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CCSA investigated the state of employer policies and best practices to better understand what Canadian employers are doing to address substance use.

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Information and resources about substance use in the workplace.

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Shawna Meister, MA

Shawna’s areas of expertise include substance use affecting the workplace, impaired driving, heavy episodic drinking among post-secondary students and international relations.

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Bryce Barker, PhD, CE

Bryce’s areas of expertise include alcohol, low-risk drinking guidelines, program evaluation and implementing evidence-based and evidence-informed interventions.

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