The Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (CCENDU) is a nation-wide network of community partners that informs Canadians about emerging drug use trends and associated issues. By coordinating community partners and assembling the information they report, CCSA helps CCENDU by communicating topics of immediate concern and by informing communities on lessons learned in response to local drug issues.
CCENDU produces alerts and bulletins on drug use trends or topics of immediate concern using information ranging from scientific literature to observations from people who use drugs and those directly working with people who use drugs (e.g., law enforcement, harm reduction program staff).
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Newsletter, Alerts, and Bulletins
CCSA is pleased to offer the opportunity to sign up to receive news and publications on substance use trends, helping to reduce harm by supporting evidence-informed decisions.
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Partners and Collaboration
Created in 1995, the Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use draws its members from organizations in the public health, enforcement, treatment and hospital sectors that work in the areas of substance use surveillance, policy and planning, or otherwise directly serve local, high-risk populations.
Featured Resource
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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 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 (NDEWS) in the United States and the Public Health Agency of Canada to create the update.
