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Acquired Brain Injury and Substance Use Health
National Guidance to Support Youth Substance Use Health in Canadian Pediatric Hospitals
Outlines Canada’s first national guidance to improve pediatric hospital care for young...
CCENDU Issue 8: Medetomidine in Canada: Emerging Trends, Risks and Responses
Updates CCSA’s September 2024 issue on medetomidine, an alpha-2 adrenergic receptor agonist...
Implementing a Standard THC Unit in Canada - What We Heard
Summarizes findings from two national consultations on implementing a standard THC unit in...
Parameters for a Standard THC Unit in Canada
Presents the rationale for establishing a standard THC unit for Canada. A standard THC unit for Canada is defined as a set amount of the primary psychoactive constituent in...
Playbook for Action: Practical Interventions Small Cities Can Use to Tackle Canada’s Substance Use Crisis
Features municipally-led practical interventions that small cities and towns can use to tackle...
Playbook for Action: Implementation Guide
Features municipally-led practical interventions that small cities and towns can use to tackle Canada’s substance use crisis. Developed with the recommendations and input...
Workplaces and Substance Use: Exploring Gender-Related Factors
Provides key context and data for employers and other organizations such as unions, associations...
CCENDU Issue 7 (Part 2): Stimulant Use and Related Harms in Canada — Drivers and Adaptive Responses
This issue is the second of a special two-part series. Part 2 examines key factors driving...
The Promotion of Alcohol, Cannabis, Gambling, Tobacco and Vaping Products: A Comparative Analysis of the Potential of Legal Frameworks to Limit Exposure Among Minors
Promotions deemed attractive to minors concerning alcohol, cannabis, gambling, tobacco and...
CCENDU Issue 7 (Part 1): Stimulant Use and Related Harms in Canada - Recent Trends
Addressing Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome in Canada
Highlights key information on Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS) in Canada, an underrecognized condition that is linked to frequent cannabis use and exposure to high-THC...
AI in Mental Health and Substance Use Health Care: Early Results and Emerging Guidance
Summarizes early findings from our National Guidance for Artificial Intelligence in Mental...
Alcohol increases your risk of premature death
Highlights how drinking alcohol increases the risk of dying before the age of 75 (also known as premature death). With simple visuals, shows how many people out of 1,000 could...
Online Gambling Among Young Canadian Adults: A Call to Action
Highlights how young people in Canada, aged 18 to 29, are at higher risk of suffering from high...
Popular Publications by Substance
CCENDU Issue 8: Medetomidine in Canada: Emerging Trends, Risks and Responses
The Promotion of Alcohol, Cannabis, Gambling, Tobacco and Vaping Products: A Comparative Analysis of the Potential of Legal Frameworks to Limit Exposure Among Minors
Parameters for a Standard THC Unit in Canada
Implementing a Standard THC Unit in Canada - What We Heard
Addressing Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome in Canada
Alcohol increases your risk of premature death
Online Gambling Among Young Canadian Adults: A Call to Action
Your Drink Your Call - Dissemination Guide
Your Drink Your Call - Campaign Evaluation
Know Your Standard Drink — Summary Poster
Alcohol Consumption and Adherence to Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health
Timmins Summit Summary Report
Opioid Agonist Therapy Poster
Opioid Agonist Therapy
Alcohol Deficit in Canada: 6 Things You Need to Know
Gambling Availability and Advertising in Canada: A Call to Action
A Standard THC Unit in Canada: Recommendations for Implementation
What does research say about treating medical conditions with cannabis and cannabinoids?
Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health, Public Summary: Drinking Less Is Better (Poster)
Medical Use of Cannabis and Cannabinoids
Clearing the Smoke on Cannabis: Medical Use of Cannabis and Cannabinoids
Pediatric Cannabis Poisoning Stakeholder Toolkit
Drinking less is better: Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health — Youth Version
Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health, Public Summary: Drinking Less Is Better (Brochure)
Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health, Public Summary: Drinking Less Is Better (Infographic)
Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health: Final Report
Knowing Your Limits with Cannabis: A Practical Guide to Assessing Your Cannabis Use
Knowing Your Limits with Alcohol: A Practical Guide to Assessing Your Drinking
Talking Pot with Youth: A Cannabis Communication Guide for Youth Allies
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National Guidance to Support Youth Substance Use Health in Canadian Pediatric Hospitals
Parameters for a Standard THC Unit in Canada
Playbook for Action: Implementation Guide
Playbook for Action: Practical Interventions Small Cities Can Use to Tackle Canada’s Substance Use Crisis
Workplaces and Substance Use: Exploring Gender-Related Factors
The Promotion of Alcohol, Cannabis, Gambling, Tobacco and Vaping Products: A Comparative Analysis of the Potential of Legal Frameworks to Limit Exposure Among Minors
AI in Mental Health and Substance Use Health Care: Early Results and Emerging Guidance
Online Gambling Among Young Canadian Adults: A Call to Action
GLP-1s to Support Substance Use Health
Construction Industry – Use and Perceptions
Workplaces and Substance Use: Safety-Sensitive Positions
Workplaces and Substance Use: Oil and Gas Industry
Workplaces and Substance Use: Mining Industry
Workplaces and Substance Use: Forestry Industry
Workplaces and Substance Use: Construction Industry
Workplaces and Substance Use: Non-Safety-Sensitive Positions
Construction Industry – Policies and Training
Construction Industry – Stigma
Construction Industry – Workplace Culture
Oil & Gas, Forestry, and Mining Industries – Use and Perceptions
Oil & Gas, Forestry, and Mining Industries – Policies and Training
Oil & Gas, Forestry, and Mining Industries – Stigma
Oil & Gas, Forestry, and Mining Industries – Workplace Culture
Workplaces and Substance Use: Safety-Sensitive Positions – Use and Perceptions
Workplaces and Substance Use: Safety-Sensitive Positions – Policies and Training
Workplaces and Substance Use: Safety-Sensitive Positions – Stigma
Workplaces and Substance Use: Non–Safety-Sensitive Positions – Workplace Culture
Workplaces and Substance Use: Safety-Sensitive Positions – Workplace Culture
Workplaces and Substance Use: Non–Safety-Sensitive Positions – Use and Perceptions
Workplaces and Substance Use: Non–Safety-Sensitive Positions – Policies and Training
Workplaces and Substance Use: Non–Safety-Sensitive Positions – Stigma
Drug Checking Symposium, Montreal, February 24–25, 2025: Summary Report
How to Prevent and Reduce Substance Use Harms for Youth: What Youth Say Works
Involuntary Treatment for Severe Substance Use Disorders
Timmins Summit Summary Report
An Environmental Scan of Drug-Checking Services in Canada: Final Report
Supervised Consumption Sites Poster
Opioid Agonist Therapy Poster
Drug Checking Poster
Supervised Consumption Sites
Opioid Agonist Therapy
Drug Checking
Community Urinalysis and Self-Report Project: Cross-Canada Trends in Stimulant Use 2021–2023
Community Urinalysis and Self-Report Project: Overall Cross-Canada Trends in Substance Use, 2021–2023
Community Urinalysis and Self-Report Project: Cross-Canada Trends in Opioid Use 2021–2023
Community Urinalysis and Self-Report Project: Methods Report for 2021–2023 Data
Community Urinalysis and Self-Report Project: Trends in Benzodiazepine Use 2021–2023
Acquired Brain Injury and Substance Use Health
Impaired Driving in Canada
Administrative Sanctions for Alcohol and Drug Use by Drivers
Resources for Reducing Substance Use Harms
Summit on Family Medicine’s Role in Improving Health Outcomes for People Who Use Substances: Meeting Report
Do Drugs Contain What We Think They Contain? Results from CUSP: The Community Urinalysis and Self-Report Project
National Family and Prevention Summit Report
Our Shared Future: Priorities for Cannabis Research: Cannabis Networking Event Summary Report 2024
First Nations, Métis and Inuit National Partnership Building Roundtable Meeting Report
In-Patient Treatment for Substance Use in Canada
Drug Checking Symposium 2023 Report: October 5–7, 2023
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