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Substance Use and the Workplace
Substance use can have a significant impact on the workplace. It affects employers, workers and potentially the public. Employers can feel the effects through lost productivity, lowered morale or compromised safety. Effective, evidence-based information and resources can help employers build more supportive, stigma-free environments; employ practical strategies and improved approaches and deliver strong educational tools for their staff.
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Substance Use in Specific Industries
Explore our recent national study to learn more about worker and employer substance use behaviours, policies, practices, and lived experiences across various industries. Learn about the driving factors within the construction, mining, forestry and oil and gas industries.
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Safety-Sensitive and Non-Safety Sensitive Positions
To ensure a safe, effective workplace, positions are classified as safety-sensitive or non-safety-sensitive based on the nature of the work and the potential impact on people, operations and the environment. Learn about substance use behaviours, policies, practices, and experiences across various industries from individuals in these positions.
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Creating Substance Use Resources for Your Staff
We can work with you to develop a set of substance use resources, practical tools and up-to-date information tailored for your workplace. These resources will equip you with clear guidance, practical tools, and up-to-date information that align with your strategy, standards, and goals for substance use health.
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Workshop: Managing Substance Use and the Workplace
Bringing our research and expertise into action, our workplace team is dedicated to supporting employers and industry leaders in preventing and reducing substance use in their workplaces.
Get to know our team of experts
Sarah McIlwaine, MSc
Research and Innovation Specialist
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Shawna Meister, MA
Associate Director, Innovation and Evidence in Practice
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Justine Renard, PhD
Senior Research and Policy Analyst
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Adam Sherk, PhD
Senior Scientist and Special Policy Advisor
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Chandni Sondagar, MPH, PMP
Senior Knowledge Broker
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Sheena Taha, PhD
Associate Director, Quality and Accountability
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Guidance, Tools and Resources
CCSA produces research-based publications, tools, and resources to support evidence-based decision-making on substance use health issues. Select your area of interest from the six categories below:
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Substances
Delve into key resources on commonly used substances, such as alcohol, cannabis, opioids, stimulants and psychedelics. Learn about their effects, usage patterns, associated health and social consequences, and harm reduction considerations
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Personal and Societal Impacts
Get insights on the personal and societal impacts of substance use and addiction , including gambling and impaired driving, and their effects on health, safety, and social well-being. Learn about effective prevention and harm-reduction strategies in various sectors.
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Communities
Communities share common interests, values or goals, and interact with one another to build relationships and help networks. These materials support more inclusive, equitable, and community-informed responses to substance use and addiction. Dive into resources highlighting people with lived and living experience, stigma, sex- and gender-based analysis, Indigenous Peoples, and housing.
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Treatment and Prevention
Explore medical, psychological, and social approaches aimed at helping individuals avoid or recover from substance use disorders. Get the facts on public health topics and learn about collaborative efforts to reduce stigma and promote more equitable, inclusive responses to substance use.
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Youth
Learn about factors influencing substance use in young people, including childhood trauma and brain development, and get tools to support adult allies in leading meaningful, evidence-informed conversations with youth. Content promotes early prevention, harm reduction and supportive environments for youth up to age 25.
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Substance Use and the Workplace
Substance use has a significant impact on the workplace, potentially affecting safety, productivity and employee well-being. Explore research on substance use in various industries. Resources support workplace leaders in building more supportive, stigma-free environments through practical strategies, improved approaches and initiative-taking education.
