Join us at Thursday drop in at 12 EST with @nsscop-suhn.bsky.social 💥 We welcome Steph from Sanguen/ Guelph Community Health Van as well as Jenn, Rebecca & Tonya to share their experience presenting/attending #CCSAconference last week in Halifax, NS ⚓️🦞🗒️

That’s a wrap! Bringing together 900+ attendees, 125+ presentations, 30+ exhibitors & 100+ poster presentations is no easy feat. We’re incredibly grateful to all the people who helped make this year’s conference happen. Thank you and see you in Winnipeg in 2027! #CCSAConference

📸 Photo de groupe au congrès Questions de substance du @ccdus.bsky.social à Halifax
Belle rencontre entre groupes communautaires, chercheur·e·s du RISQ et acteur·trice·s de la réduction des méfaits.

Restez à l’affût : notre article-bilan arrive bientôt !
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Our closing keynote is Dr. Jeanette Betancourt, Senior VP for US Social Impact at Sesame Workshop, home of Sesame Street. We’re learning about nourishing children’s wellbeing with special guest character Cookie Monster 🍪
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Final day of the Issues of Substance Conference. At 1:30 pm, our Research Analyst Kyle Tuico presents “Measuring the impact of the Lower-Risk Gambling Guidelines,” an evidence-based approach to reducing gambling harms. Don’t miss it.
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Conference Program | Issues of Substance Conference 2025 The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction’s Issues of Substance conference brings together diverse partners to share experiences with substance use, new research, best practices, emerging trends and issues, treatment and prevention initiatives, and other innovations in the field that affect the health and safety of people living in Canada.

It’s the final day of the conference. Women and substance use health, Indigenous knowledge and healing in practice, and family supports are just some of the topics of taking place this morning

Here’s today’s schedule: https://ow.ly/AqF950XrZHq

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Conference Program | Issues of Substance Conference 2025 The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction’s Issues of Substance conference brings together diverse partners to share experiences with substance use, new research, best practices, emerging trends and issues, treatment and prevention initiatives, and other innovations in the field that affect the health and safety of people living in Canada.

CCSA’s Issues of Substance continues this afternoon with sessions on diverse pathways in opioid therapy, humanizing care, cannabis policy, and more.

Full program listing: https://ow.ly/YpCE50XtxTq

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We are privileged to have here with us today Fentanyl Czar Kevin Brosseau, Deputy Minister Gina Wilson, Dr Natasha Crowcroft and Assistant Deputy Minister Kendal Weber. We’re talking about substance use health needs in Canadian communities. Great discussion! #CCSAConference

Day 2 at #CCSAconference. Yesterday, @mmyoungcanada.bsky.social shared findings from our report on online gambling among young adults. Today at 3:30, he’ll walk through the recommendations. Read the report: lnkd.in/eiZ2f-QQ
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Conference Program | Issues of Substance Conference 2025 The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction’s Issues of Substance conference brings together diverse partners to share experiences with substance use, new research, best practices, emerging trends and issues, treatment and prevention initiatives, and other innovations in the field that affect the health and safety of people living in Canada.

This afternoon’s presentations at CCSA’s Issues of Substance will cover alcohol labels, substance use health in Northern communities, and enhancing care for youth.

Here’s today’s schedule: https://ow.ly/Fzjs50XrYxB

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This is it — Issues of Substance 2025 is now underway! Our first keynote speaker at Issues of Substance is Len Pierre, an award-winning entrepreneur. He's talking about how and why Indigenous Peoples are over-represented in the toxic drug crisis. "We have to hold onto our hope."

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Live from the Halifax Convention Centre, it’s the pre-conference East Coast Kitchen Party, presented by La Maison Jean Lapointe! We’re here until 7:30 for delegates arriving early for our Issues of Substance so drop by! #CCSAconference

Thank you to La Maison Jean Lapointe for such a warm welcome to Halifax! We have music by Michael and Shane Pendergast, dancers from the Zeph Caissie Academy, and more. #CCSAconference

Getting to #Halifax early for our Issues of Substance conference? Come check in at the registration desk 3-8 pm on the Ballroom level of the Halifax Convention Centre. Then join us at an informal East Coast Kitchen Party 5-7:30 pm. #CCSAconference

We’re on our way! The CCSA team is converging on Halifax to get ready to welcome over 900 delegates to our Issues of Substance conference. It’s going to be great — see you there! #CCSAconference

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Just 3 days to go until Issues of Substance 2025. Our Chief Research Officer, @mmyoungcanada.bsky.social and Research Analyst, Kyle Tuico will share new insights on gambling behaviour and harm reduction. If you're attending it'd be great to connect.
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We’re covering Issues of Substance 2025 on all our social media channels! Follow along w/ #CCSAConference. Join us for 3 days of coverage as 900+ delegates come together. It starts with an informal East Coast Kitchen Party Nov. 16 for attendees arriving early! Learn more: issuesofsubstance.ca

CCSA’s Issues of Substance conference starts next Monday! Use #CCSAconference to join the conversation or follow along at home:

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Logo for Issues of Substance conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia, November 17-19, 2025, with 95% sold out notice.

CCSA’s Issues of Substance 2025 is 95% sold out! This is last call to save your seat at Canada’s premier national conference on #SubstanceUseHealth.

Register here: https://tinyurl.com/5x44zbzb
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The call for submissions for the CCSA Issues of Substance 2025 conference is open! #CCSAConference

Details here: issuesofsubstance.ca/call-researc...