Data Trends

CCSA provides up-to-date statistics on substance use health, trends, and consequences to support evidence-informed decisions and harm reduction. We synthesize national data from various sources to offer a comprehensive overview.

In this section:

Canadian Drug Trends
CCENDU
National Treatment Indicators
Student Drug Trends
Drug Content Monitoring

AI Social Media Monitoring Tool

In collaboration with the DaTALab at York University, this tool identifies posts on X (formerly Twitter) related to emerging substance use trends, risks and harms. It uses artificial intelligence to select and display relevant posts in real time across Canada.

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Substance Use Trends in Canada Newsletter

CCSA co-ordinates with the Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (CCENDU) to publish this newsletter, Substance Use Trends in Canada. It informs people living in Canada about emerging substance use health issues and trends, pulling from a variety of information sources.

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Featured Resource

CCENDU Bulletin: Update on Xylazine in Canada and the United States

This bulletin updates recent data on xylazine’s presence in the unregulated drug supply from a Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (CCENDU) alert in July 2022. It also assesses concerns among community partners and highlights public health-based solutions. CCENDU partnered with the National Drug Early Warning System in the United States and the Public Health Agency of Canada to update the previous alert.

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Community Urinalysis and Self-Report Project: Overall Cross-Canada Trends in Substance Use, 2021–2023

This report presents substance use trends and describes whether participants’ expected substance use aligned with actual substance contents in their urine. Data were collected from harm reduction sites in seven regions across Canada that participated in the project between 2021 and 2023.

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Community Urinalysis and Self-Report Project: Overall Cross-Canada Trends in Substance Use, 2021-2023

Browse the CCSA Network of Websites

CCSA's Issues of Substance Conference

This biannual, national conference brings together people from across the country, including addiction workers, healthcare professionals, researchers, policy makers, and people with lived and living experience
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Canadian Substance Use Costs and Harms

This project provides comparable and up-to-date data on the costs and harms of substance use in Canada and allows people to explore and analyze the data through its data visualization tool.
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Workforce Competencies

CCSA developed measurable technical and behaviour competencies in knowledge, skills and values for the substance use workforce, providing consistent care across the wide range of settings.
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Drink Less Live More

Canada has new guidance on alcohol and your health. CCSA wants you to be able to make the most informed decisions you can about drinking alcohol.
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Lower Risk Gambling Guidelines

Learn about the world’s first Lower-Risk Gambling Guidelines to help people in Canada make informed decisions about their gambling and lessen their risk of gambling-related harms. Use the Interactive Risk Assessment Tool to assess your personal gambling choices.
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The Highway Home

This interactive website takes an experiential approach to increasing youth’s and young drivers’ awareness of the risks and harms of drug-impaired driving, using real-life scenarios involving cannabis use and driving.
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CECA

CCSA contributes to the strategy development and provides secretariat, financial and support services to the council — a national, non-governmental organization that influences public policy on substance use.
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