The Impact of Accurate Knowledge about Vaping and Public Health Initiatives on Cannabis Use Habits of Emerging Adults Yakovenko, I., Stewart, S., Crocker, C., Tibbo, P., & Al-Hamdani, M. This study aimed to assess, among emerging adults, accuracy of knowledge about cannabis vaping, the ef…
Cannabis and Polysubstance Use Schütz, C. The aim of CAPU project was to understand the role of cannabis use on mental health and substance disorders. CAPU had three complementary objectives, with a project to match each of the following objectives. Aim 1: To summarize existing knowledge o…
Cannabis Use Patterns and Behaviours During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada: A Multi-Wave Analysis of the National Cannabis Survey Hathaway, A., Cullen, G., Cristiano, N., Wrathall, M., Walters, D., Tjeng, J., Wadsworth, E. Rates of Covid-19 varied across Canada, with some areas being identif…
Information and resources about the National Treatment Indicators project, which provides data on publicly funded substance treatment centres in Canada.
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In March 2019, the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) brought more than 60 professionals together in Ottawa to share ideas and make plans to “spread and embed” the Brain Story science in their networks. The goal of the Brain Builders Lab was to pave the way for policies, practice…
Information and resources about policy and regulations related to cannabis and driving.
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Information about stigma and the barriers for people who use substances to seek and receive treatment.
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Nanz’s areas of expertise include the Canadian healthcare system, harm reduction and stigma.
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Adaptation Toolkit: Co-creating a Local Resource with Caregivers Supporting a Young Person with Substance Use Disorder Responding to the need for greater support for parents and caregivers of young people impacted by substance use, a group of parents and caregivers from Victoria, B.C., worked wi…
There is a lot of information available on the Internet about the health impacts of different substances. Some of this information is accurate and some is not. The research section summarizes resources educators and other youth allies can use to help inform, educate and have important conversations…