Our Publications - Priorities 

CCSA organizes much of its work around the 13 priorities for action outlined in the National Framework for Action to Reduce the Harms Associated with Alcohol and Other Drugs and Substances in Canada—a seminal document that has been endorsed by 44 partner organizations across Canada. CCSA’s current priorities include: Alcohol, Gambling, Impaired Driving, International Drug Prevention, National Framework, Policing/Enforcement, Treatment, Workforce and Youth Drug Prevention.

• Caffeinated Alcoholic Beverages in Canada: Prevalence of Use, Risks and Recommended Policy Responses 2012 [PDF]
• Alcohol and Health in Canada: A Summary of Evidence and Guidelines for Low-Risk Drinking 2011 [PDF]
• Reducing Alcohol-Related Harm in Canada:  Towards a Culture of Moderation: Recommendations for a National Alcohol Strategy 2007 [PDF]
• Alcohol-related Harms and Control Policy in Canada 2004 [PDF]
• Key Messages Emerging From the National Thematic Workshop on Alcohol Policy 2004 [PDF]
  
  

• Drug Use by Fatally Injured Drivers in Canada (2000–2008)2011 [PDF]
• Alcohol and Drug Use Among Drivers: British Columbia Roadside Survey 2010 2011 [PDF]
• A Comparison of Drug- and Alcohol-involved Motor Vehicle Driver Fatalities 2011 [PDF]
• Alcohol and Drug Use Among Drivers: British Columbia Roadside Survey 2008 2009 [PDF]
• Driving after Drinking in Canada: Analysis drawn from the 2004 Canadian Addiction Survey 2008 [PDF]
  
  

• Canadian Adolescent Gambling Inventory (CAGI) Phase III Report 2010 [PDF]
• Canadian Adolescent Gambling Inventory Instrument V 1.09, 2010 [PDF]
• The Socio-Economic Impact of Gambling (SEIG) Framework: An Assessment Framework for Canada: In Search of the Gold Standard 2008 [PDF]
• The Canadian Adolescent Gambling Inventory (CAGI) Phase II Report  2007 [PDF]
• Measuring Problem Gambling in Adolescent Populations 2005 [PDF]
• An Annotated Bibliography of Youth Gambling and Problem Gambling & Related Literature in Substance Abuse, Risk-Taking & Youth development 2004 [PDF]
• The Canadian Problem Gambling Index Report 2001 [PDF]
  
  
  

• Beyond 2008: Showing Leadership on Beyond 2008 2008 [PDF]
  

• Sex, Gender and Diversity-based Analysis Checklist 2010 [PDF]
• Applying a Sex/Gender/Diversity-Based Analysis Within a the National Framework for Action to Reduce the Harms Associated with Alcohol and other Drugs and Substances in Canada 2009 [PDF]
• Second Forum on the National Framework to Reduce the Harms Associated with Alcohol and Other Drugs and Substances in Canada - Summary Report 2008 [PDF]
• National Framework for Action to Reduce the Harms Associated with Alcohol and Other Drugs and Substances in Canada Fall 2005 [PDF]
  
  

• Summary Report on the National Thematic Workshop on Enforcement 2009 [PDF]
• Assessing the Need for Prison-Based Needle Exchange Programs in Canada: A Situational Analysis 2005 [PDF]
  
  

• Report in Short: The Tiered Model of Services and Supports 2009 [PDF]
• A Systems Approach to Substance Use: Recommendations for a National Treatment Strategy Final Report: 2008 [PDF]
• Addiction Treatment Indicators in Canada: An Environmental Scan 2005 [PDF]
  
  

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• Optimizing Canada's Addiction Treatment Workforce: Results of a National Survey of Service Providers 2005 [PDF]
  
  

• Building on Our Strengths: Canadian Standards for School-based Youth Substance Abuse Prevention, Version 2.0 2010 [PDF]
• Canadian Standards for Community-based Youth Substance Abuse Prevention 2010 [PDF]
• Canadian Guideline for Family Skills Programs to Prevent Youth Substance Abuse 2010 [PDF]