Youth is a time of significant growth and change. It is often when risky behaviours take place and substance use begins. These behaviours can result in consequences such as injuries, car crashes, school difficulties and relationship problems. Understanding youth’s needs is essential for providing them with guidance and support. For these reasons, CCSA conducts research, shares knowledge and provides targeted materials to support evidence-based decisions and actions for addressing youth and substance use.
Further information about youth:
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Adverse Childhood Experiences
How adverse childhood experiences can influence physical and mental health.
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Canadian Perceptions and Trends
Perceptions about cannabis among the general and youth populations.
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Cannabis and the Developing Brain
How cannabis affects adolescent brain development.
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Childhood Pathways to Substance Use and Addiction
Understanding the developmental pathways to youth substance use disorders.
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Health Impacts of Alcohol
How alcohol affects the physical health, mental health, cognitive functioning and development of youth.
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Student Cannabis Use Profiles
Regional breakdown of cannabis use trends among students grade 9-12.
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Youth and Cannabis
How to talk to youth about cannabis use and harm reduction.
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Youth and Impaired Driving
Perceptions and current knowledge about impaired driving among youth.
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Latest CCSA Updates
CCSA hosting mayors from across Canada to address impact of the substance use crisis on small cities
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) is gathering mayors of small cities in Lethbridge, Alta., to continue work on the first municipally led, integrated standards for…
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) is gathering mayors of small cities in Lethbridge, Alta., to continue work on the first municipally led, integrated standards for…
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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 categories below to learn more:
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Substances
CCSA produces a variety of substance use- and addiction-related publications for researchers, policy makers and health service providers. We provide guidance to decision makers through harnessing the power of research, collecting and organizing knowledge, and bringing together diverse perspectives.
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Health and Public Safety
CCSA conducts research, develops tools and resources, and produces targeted materials to support evidence-based decisions and public policy. Review our key resources on health and public safety in relation to substance use health and addiction issues.
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People and Communities
CCSA is dedicated to the health and well-being of individuals and communities, focusing on the impact of substance use across the lifespan, the perspectives of people with lived experience, and the roles of stigma, sex and gender, and educators in substance use health.
