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Deadly opioid 40 times more powerful than fentanyl smuggled into Canada inside PlayStations, basketballs

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Our Response: Why economists should like booze

As a research scientist in epidemiology and health economics, with a focus on alcohol and other substances, I found your article comparing alcohol non-users to free-riders to be light on fact and h

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Could popular drugs like Ozempic be key to addressing the substance use health crisis?

A class of medications used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity could help treat substance use disorders.

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L’organisme Spectre de rue entrera en grève mercredi

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40-unit transitional home in Sudbury set to open in early July following delays

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IWK launches African Nova Scotian Service to provide ‘culturally responsive care’

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UVic to revise misconduct policy to ensure students call for help for overdoses

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Vancouver city council votes to allow safe inhalation sites [Subscription required]

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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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