Snapshot
CCSA puts a focus on Gambling
CCSA’s Marie-Claire Flores-Pajot and Sara Atif have recently been hosting focus groups across Canada on gambling. By talking with Canadians who gamble, they are gathering insights that will help establish the first lower-risk gambling guidelines. CCSA is working with a number of international partners in developing them. We expect to release the guidelines sometime in 2020.
CCSA Spotlight
Overcoming Stigma Through Language: A Primer
Facilitates conversations and increases awareness of the stigma that surrounds people who use substances, their support networks and service providers in the community. Developed in partnership with the Community Addictions Peer Support Association.
Event
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National Addictions Awareness Week
CCSA’s National Addictions Awareness Week highlights issues and solutions to help address alcohol- and drug-related harm. It provides an opportunity for Canadians to learn more about prevention, to talk about treatment and recovery, and to bring forward solutions for change.
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Publication
7 Things You Need to Know about Cannabis Extracts
A list of seven important tips about cannabis extracts that people need to know before they try these products. Topics cover how to purchase these products properly, feeling the full affects and the intensity of the high, and understanding the levels of THC within them, as well as the risks and har…
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October 11, 2019
New Website Lets Canadian Youth Tackle Life Changing Decisions
Addiction News Daily
November 20, 2019
| Sixth Estate
What Canadians Need to Know About the New Cannabis Products [Live stream November 25, 1:40 PM EST] – Sign up for this panel!
November 19, 2019
| Victoria News
Daily cannabis linked to reduction in opioid use: B.C. researchers
November 20, 2019
| Journal Pioneer