Supervised Consumption Sites - How does it help people? Our Senior Knowledge Broker Chandni Sondagar explains how supervised consumption sites help people. This video is part of a series created to help people understand different approaches that support substance use health.

There’s been a lot of talk about supervised consumption sites. But what are they really for? Find out how they help people.

Get the facts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14psCqc_iuE

#SupervisedConsumptionSites #SubstanceUse #SubstanceUseHealth #GetTheFacts #CCSA

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Hurry — don’t miss our next #webinar on March 27.

🔗Register now and join us for Understanding Drug Checking Data for Local Solutions! https://ow.ly/8a9W50YrUQK

#webinars #SubstanceUseHealth #SmallCitiesInitiative #MLT #MunicipalLeadersTable

Compare risks of cigarettes, ENDS, and nicotine pouches, and explore best practices for person-centred care for individuals who use nicotine.

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#WesternCanadaAddictionForum #SubstanceUseHealth #AddictionRecovery #PublicHealthCanada #WCAF2026

Promotional graphic for a webinar titled "Understanding Drug Checking Data for Local Solutions" scheduled for March 27, 2026, featuring five speakers and displaying the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction logo.

📢Are you a municipal or community leader in a smaller city that is facing substance use challenges? Want to learn about Understanding Drug Checking Data for Local Solutions?

Join us March 27 for our next webinar!

Find out more and register now: https://ow.ly/X0To50YrUMm

#SubstanceUseHealth

Experience the keynote everyone will be talking about. Registration is now open at 🔗 wcaforum.com

🐦 Early bird registration fees end March 27, 2026
⭐ Western Canada Addiction Forum: May 22- 23, 2026

#WesternCanadaAddictionForum #SubstanceUseHealth #AddictionRecovery #PublicHealthCanada #WCAF2026

Explore GLP-1’s role in reward and addiction pathways, evidence for use in AUD and OUD, and clinical considerations.

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#WesternCanadaAddictionForum #SubstanceUseHealth #AddictionRecovery #PublicHealthCanada #WCAF2026

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We’re answering questions about improving substance use health at the community level in our next Webinar Series. Join us! 🖥️ Our next session is on March 27, about Understanding Drug Checking Data for Local Solutions.

🔗Find out more and register now! https://ow.ly/Vf0A50YrUH5

#SubstanceUseHealth

Practical approaches to screening, diagnosing cannabis use disorder, calculating THC content, and supporting recovery.

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#WesternCanadaAddictionForum #SubstanceUseHealth #AddictionRecovery #PublicHealthCanada #WCAF2026

🚨Hurry — don’t miss our next #webinar on January 27. 🔗Register now to learn about the National Wastewater Drug Surveillance initiative! https://ow.ly/uP0550XZPfl

#webinars #SubstanceUseHealth #SmallCitiesInitiative #MLT #MunicipalLeadersTable

Whomever said “words can’t hurt” is wrong.

Is lie. Liar told you that.

Stigma hurts and words matter. Think before you speak, post or share. With ❤️ from CCSA, located in #Ottawa, home of Shane #Hollander, future home of Ilya #Rozanov.

#HeatedRivalry #SubstanceUseHealth #MentalHealth

📢Are you a municipal or community leader in a smaller city that is facing substance use challenges? Want to learn how National Wastewater Drug Surveillance can help? Join us January 27 for our next webinar! Find out more and register now: https://ow.ly/CPwO50XZLr2

#webinars #SubstanceUseHealth

Join us for our next webinar series! 🖥️ Our first session is Jan. 27, about how the National Wastewater Drug Surveillance initiative can help with the drug crisis 🔗Register now! https://ow.ly/xzjl50XWpEp

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Join us for our next webinar series! 🖥️ Our first session is Jan. 27, about how the National Wastewater Drug Surveillance initiative can help with the drug crisis 🔗Register now! https://ow.ly/xzjl50XWpEp

#webinars #SubstanceUseHealth #SmallCitiesInitiative

Exciting news – we’re working with MHCC on Canada’s first national guidance for AI in mental health and substance use health! Read more to see our early findings, and sign up to be notified when more results are published: https://ow.ly/9Im150XTrbF

#AI #SubstanceUseHealth #MentalHealth

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On Giving Tuesday, remember to give generously… especially to yourself.

Give yourself grace, patience and compassion as you navigate your health and well-being.
Progress doesn’t have to be perfect to be meaningful.

#GivingTuesday #CCSA #SubstanceUseHealth #HarmReduction

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This Black Friday, here are a few things we’re not buying:
❌ Stigma
❌ Shame
❌ Misinformation around substance use and addiction

Instead, we’re buying evidence, compassion and support.

#BlackFriday #CCSA #SubstanceUseHealth #HarmReduction #EndStigma

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💚 Thank you to everyone who joined us for #NAAW2025! Together, we lit landmarks green, sparked conversations and anchored hope across Canada.

Keep learning and exploring our resources at https://ow.ly/XYTH50XjN6W

#CCSA #ReduceStigma #EndStigma #StigmaEndsWithUs #SubstanceUseHealth #AnchoringHope

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Did you know that substance use disorder is not a moral failing or a choice? It’s a health issue.

Find helpful resources here: https://ow.ly/v2z650XjLBJ or at the link in our bio.

#NAAW2025 #AnchoringHope #CCSA #ReduceStigma #EndStigma #StigmaEndsWithUs #SubstanceUseHealth

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Just 3 days to go until #NAAW2025!

💚Watch for green-lit landmarks and join the conversation by downloading our toolkit: https://ow.ly/eZ8350XmJ8X

#NationalAddictionsAwarenessWeek #CCSA #ReduceStigma #EndStigma #StigmaEndsWithUs #SubstanceUseHealth #AnchoringHope

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
#CCSAConference

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👋 New here! We’re CCSA — a national organization addressing substance use and improving the well-being of people in Canada.

We’re here to:
🔬 Share research
✳️ Spark dialogue
💬 Connect with changemakers
Follow us and let’s chat!

#CCSA #SubstanceUseHealth #PublicHealth #SubstanceUseResearch

Honoured to receive CAPSA’s Allyship Award at the WOW Festival in Ottawa. This is for all who fight to end stigma & build a health system that supports—not punishes—people. Substance use health must be part of universal care. #SubstanceUseHealth #EndTheStigma #CAPSA #cdnpoli

Mental health and substance use health are human rights — not privileges.
Everyone deserves access to care, compassion, and community support.
Let’s break the stigma and fight for equity in health for all.

#MIAW #MentalHealthForAll #SubstanceUseHealth #EndTheStigma #SickNotWeak #MentalHealth

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🚨 New lab website just dropped!
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#cannabis #stigma #substance #SubstanceUseHealth

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RECLAIM Collective is proud to announce we will now be facilitating the Thursday drop-in meetings. This transition reflects our shared commitment to community-led, harm reduction based approaches to #SubstanceUseHealth

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Regulation of the mental health and substance use health (MHSUH) workforce affects not only quality but also the availability and accessibility of services. Click here to learn more: ow.ly/70CX50VugEE

#WorldHealthWorkerWeek #WHWW #MentalHealth #SubstanceUseHealth

The fate of addiction treatment hangs in the balance with Kennedy's HHS overhaul The proposed overhaul of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services could weaken and possibly eliminate a little-known agency that's crucial in helping Americans who struggle with their mental h...

Seemingly all the significant programmatic gains and momentum made over the past 15+ years for SU related populations are being decimated overnight. Avoidable deaths will be directly attributable to this abrasive othering.
#addiction #mentalhealth #substanceusehealth #policy #health

Ontario is backing rehab instead of safe drug injection sites. Those who know the system say both are needed At the same time as the government is pumping new cash into rehab, it is slashing funding from another pillar of drug recovery: harm reduction.

A trauma informed continuum of care from prevention, to harm reduction, to recovery services is life saving #SubstanceUseHealth #MentalHealth

L’offre active pour les services en français de la prévention, à la réduction des méfaits , au rétablissement, sauve des vies
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