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The senior leadership team at the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction is responsible for the Centre’s strategic direction and daily management.
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Get to know our experts at CCSA. Whether it is alcohol, cannabis, stigma, opioids, or any another topic related to substance use and addition, our team of professionals is available to provide their knowledge expertise. Browse our staff profiles to find the right expert to meet your specific needs.
Chandni Sondagar, MPH, PMP
Chandni’s areas of expertise include public health, immunization, knowledge translation and health promotion.
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How to Reduce the Risks of Vaping Cannabis:
This video provides recommendations on how to lower the risks associated with vaping cannabis.
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Drug-Impaired Driving
The effects of drug-impaired driving (DID) are underreported and therefore not well understood in Canada. Our country has an incomplete picture of the DID problem. Without additional and more detailed data, it is difficult to effectively address the causes of the issue. However, we do know that the…
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A Roadmap for Cannabis Equity in Canada to Inform the Legislated Review of the Cannabis Act by the Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation
A Roadmap for Cannabis Equity in Canada to Inform the Legislated Review of the Cannabis Act by the Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation Werb, D., Owusu-Bempah, A., Maghsoudi, N. The introduction of a legal regulatory framework for adult cannabis use in Canada represents a significant departure f…
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Wading through the weeds: A public health response to supporting pregnant and breast/chest feeding people who consume cannabis
Wading through the weeds: A public health response to supporting pregnant and breast/chest feeding people who consume cannabis Greene, S., Ion, A., Gabel, C., Ryan, C., Blake, M., Ali, A., Kozack, T., Griffith, G., Carinal, C., Bernier, A, & Maurice, R. The goal of this study was to mobil…
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Cannabis Use Among Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island: Motives for Use, Substitution and Impacts of Legalization
Cannabis Use Among Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island: Motives for Use, Substitution and Impacts of Legalization Farrell, L. & Walsh, Z. This project looked at motives for cannabis use among Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island living in British Columbia and Alberta, with an emphasis on a…
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Impacts of Canada's recreational cannabis legalization on youth cannabis use and medical cannabis consumption
Nguyen, H., Mital, S., Grootendorst, P., & Bornstein, S. This study had three objectives: (i) investigate the impact of recreational cannabis legislation on cannabis use among Canadian youth; (ii) examine if a higher minimum legal age in Quebec reduced youth cannabis use; and, (iii) quantify…