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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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Provincial Patterns and Trends in Cannabis Use among Youth: Saskatchewan
Presents trends of cannabis use among young people in Saskatchewan, including prevalence of use, perceptions of harm, cannabis use and driving, and dimensions of risk.
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Cannabis and Your Medications [Infographic]
One-page poster listing the types of medications that can interact with cannabis and affect your health.
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Cannabis and Other Substances [Infographic]
One-page poster highlighting the health risks of using cannabis with other substances such as alcohol, tobacco and other recreational drugs.
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Drug Evaluation and Classification Program [Policy Brief]
Examines the Drug Evaluation and Classification Program, a 12-step procedure to assess suspected drug-impaired drivers.
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Sex, Gender and Equity Analyses [Report]
Summarizes the importance of sex-, gender- and diversity-based analysis (SGBA+) in the substance use and addiction field and outlines how to integrate it into research, programs and policies.
Developing National Indicators for Drug-impaired Driving in Canada: Practices in Detection, Monitoring and Reduction
Canada lacks a standardized set of national indicators to adequately measure the full impact of drug-impaired driving (DID).
Vaping Linked with Severe Lung Illnesses
Outlines the latest evidence about the recent outbreak of lung injuries associated with vaping. The report describes how vaping is harmful to lung health and describes the possible causes.
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Edible Cannabis: Always Read the Label [infographic]
Illustrates what people should know before consuming edible cannabis, including reading the label to understand how much THC a product contains, and the importance of staring low — no more than 2.5
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