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Drug Checking Symposium, Montreal, February 24–25, 2025: Summary Report
Summarizes the keynotes, panels and breakout discussions held at the 2nd Drug Checking Symposium...
Alcohol Consumption and Adherence to Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health
Examines the average alcohol consumption of people in Canada and where it falls within the risk...
Know Your Standard Drink — Summary Poster
Helps you understand what a standard drink is and how consuming smaller drinks or ones with lower alcohol content can reduce your health risks. Uses clears images to show...
How to Prevent and Reduce Substance Use Harms for Youth: What Youth Say Works
Intended for anyone who works with or supports youth including educators, service providers,...
Involuntary Treatment for Severe Substance Use Disorders
Explains what involuntary treatment is and examines its effectiveness by focusing on the...
Updating the Provisions for Hospitals and Practitioners in Regulations Under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA)
Presents the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction’s submission to the Office of...
Timmins Summit Summary Report
Summarizes the Timmins Summit, held in partnership with the City of Timmins. A wide-ranging group of municipal leaders, healthcare professionals, policy makers and community...
An Environmental Scan of Drug-Checking Services in Canada: Final Report
Provides a snapshot of the drug-checking services landscape in Canada, including existing...
Supervised Consumption Sites Poster
Summarizes our Supervised Consumption Sites (SCSs) Evidence Brief, which explains what SCSs are and how they help people. Also addresses how SCSs benefit communities and...
Opioid Agonist Therapy Poster
Summarizes our Opioid Agonist Therapy (OAT) Evidence Brief, which explains what OAT is and how it helps people. Also addresses how OAT benefits communities and explores public...
Popular Publications by Substance
Alcohol Consumption and Adherence to Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health
Know Your Standard Drink — Summary Poster
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
Clearing the Smoke on Cannabis: Medical Use of Cannabis and Cannabinoids
Medical Use of Cannabis and Cannabinoids
What does research say about treating medical conditions with cannabis and cannabinoids?
Pediatric Cannabis Poisoning Stakeholder Toolkit
Knowing Your Limits with Alcohol: A Practical Guide to Assessing Your Drinking
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, Public Summary: Drinking Less Is Better (Poster)
Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health: Final Report
Knowing Your Limits with Cannabis: A Practical Guide to Assessing Your Cannabis Use
Talking Pot with Youth: A Cannabis Communication Guide for Youth Allies
Top Publications of Popular Topics
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
Drug Checking Poster
Opioid Agonist Therapy Poster
Supervised Consumption Sites Poster
Supervised Consumption Sites [Evidence Brief]
Drug Checking
Opioid Agonist Therapy
Community Urinalysis and Self-Report Project: Cross-Canada Trends in Stimulant Use 2021–2023
Community Urinalysis and Self-Report Project: Trends in Benzodiazepine 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: Overall Cross-Canada Trends in Substance Use, 2021–2023
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
Drug Checking Symposium 2023 Report: October 5–7, 2023
In-Patient Treatment for Substance Use in Canada
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Opioids and Pain Management [poster]
Poster provides an overview of how opioids are used to manage pain as part of a wider strategy alongside non-medical therapies.
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Alcohol, Cannabis, Opioids and Medications [links to resources]
This poster provides information and links for finding and accessing help for substance use and substance use disorder.
How COVID-19 Is Changing Addiction Medicine: A Summary from the Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine–International Society of Addiction Medicine 2020 Conference
In collaboration with the Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM), the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction sponsored a specialized track on COVID-19 and substance use for the joint
Guidelines for Partnering with People with Lived and Living Experience of Substance Use and Their Families and Friends
People with lived and living experience of substance use and their families and friends (LLEAFF) are experts in the field of substance use.
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Alcohol and Cannabis Retail Regulations During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada [March 1, 2021]
These policy tracking tables provide details about changes to alcohol and cannabis retail regulations during the pandemic.
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Consultation on the Cannabis Regulations: Cannabis Research and Other Regulatory Issues [Policy Brief]
Outlines key considerations submitted to Health Canada’s Consultation on the Cannabis Regulations: Cannabis research and other regulatory issues.
Alcohol and Cannabis Retail Regulations During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada [initial lockdown March/April 2020]
These policy tracking tables provide details about regulatory changes to alcohol and cannabis retail during the pandemic.
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