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Treatment, Support and Recovery
CCSA brings together knowledge and provides targeted materials to support quality treatment services in Canada.
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Research (Treatment, Support and Recovery)
The research section features information on quality care, recovery and opioid use treatment for youth.
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Impact Case Studies
In 2018, CCSA partnered with the Alberta Family Wellness Initiative to launch the Brain Builders Lab, a community-based effort to align policies, practices, and perceptions of substance use with the neuroscience of childhood trauma and resilience. For this initiative, CCSA selected 65 Brain Buil…
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A Roadmap for Cannabis Equity in Canada to Inform the Legislated Review of the Cannabis Act by the Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation
A Roadmap for Cannabis Equity in Canada to Inform the Legislated Review of the Cannabis Act by the Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation Werb, D., Owusu-Bempah, A., Maghsoudi, N. The introduction of a legal regulatory framework for adult cannabis use in Canada represents a significant departure f…
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Wading through the weeds: A public health response to supporting pregnant and breast/chest feeding people who consume cannabis
Wading through the weeds: A public health response to supporting pregnant and breast/chest feeding people who consume cannabis Greene, S., Ion, A., Gabel, C., Ryan, C., Blake, M., Ali, A., Kozack, T., Griffith, G., Carinal, C., Bernier, A, & Maurice, R. The goal of this study was to mobil…
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Cannabis Use Among Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island: Motives for Use, Substitution and Impacts of Legalization
Cannabis Use Among Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island: Motives for Use, Substitution and Impacts of Legalization Farrell, L. & Walsh, Z. This project looked at motives for cannabis use among Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island living in British Columbia and Alberta, with an emphasis on a…
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Impacts of Canada's recreational cannabis legalization on youth cannabis use and medical cannabis consumption
Nguyen, H., Mital, S., Grootendorst, P., & Bornstein, S. This study had three objectives: (i) investigate the impact of recreational cannabis legislation on cannabis use among Canadian youth; (ii) examine if a higher minimum legal age in Quebec reduced youth cannabis use; and, (iii) quantify…
Timothy Deloughery, CCAC, CCS-AC
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Timothy’s areas of expertise include lived and living experience, stigma and harm reduction.
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Timothy Deloughery has worked in the health field for over 20 years. Before joining CCSA in September 2023, Timothy worked as Concurre…
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Policy Briefs and Reports (Policy)
A policy brief is a concise summary of a specific issue. It covers the policy options to deal with the respective issue, and makes recommendations based on the evidence. Policy briefs assist government policy makers and others who are interested as resources in formulating or regulating policy. …
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Audiences
The information on COVID-19 and substance use in this section is organized by the types of audiences looking for information. These audiences include the pubic, service providers, people seeking services, people who use drugs, researchers and policy makers. CCSA cannot vouch for the accuracy or …
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