CCSA experts are among Canada’s leading authorities on substance use and addiction. On a weekly —sometimes daily — basis, we receive requests from media to weigh in on the most timely and pressing issues of the day. Here are some of the most recent news stories featuring our experts.
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April 12, 2021| Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
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March 8, 2021| New alcohol drinking guidelines planned for 2022 [CCSA interview]
New alcohol drinking guidelines planned for 2022 [CCSA interview]
January 15, 2021| Ottawa Citizen
Alcoholics Anonymous in the age of COVID-19: 'We are building a bigger tent' [CCSA interview]
December 14, 2020| The Peterborough Examiner
Pandemic isolation, stress fuel more drinking in Peterborough, say experts [CCSA interview]
September 22, 2020| Ottawa Citizen
COVID-19 and substance use a 'toxic mix' [CCSA interview]
August 25, 2020| CBC News
'Sad and chaotic time' for drug users as COVID disrupts illicit supplies [CCSA interview]
July 7, 2020| Ottawa Sun
Substance use costs 75,000 lives annually and more than $1,250 for every person in Canada [CCSA interview]
July 2, 2020| Canadian Red Cross
Study shows pandemic affecting Canadians’ consumption of alcohol and cannabis (CCSA quoted)
May 26, 2020| CBC News
Vancouver councillors debate motions for allowing alcohol at city's parks and beaches [CCSA interview]
May 15, 2020| Talking Drugs
Interview: Adulterants, Contaminants and Co-occurring Substances in Drugs on the Illegal Market in Canada [CCSA interview]
April 26, 2020| Toronto Sun
Canadians cite boredom, stress during lockdown as reason for drinking more [CCSA interview]
April 16, 2020| Regina Leader-Post
There's a cocktail crisis going on in Canada [CCSA interview]
March 15, 2020| Calgary Herald
Cannabis use among Canadian teens down since legalization, say researchers (CCSA quoted)
February 14, 2020| Mississauga.com