Action News is a quarterly newsletter produced by the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse that addresses current events related to substance abuse.
Action News Vol. XVI No. 3 (2006) [PDF]
Highlights:
New working group seeks a comprehensive picture of substance abuse treatment activities in Canada
CCSA asked to evaluate country-wide DRE implementation
New project aims for comparability of student drug use data
Atlantic addiction executives endorse National Framework
Lessons from Grand Manan: can HEP make a difference?
New faces around the CCSA office
CCSA appoints Northern advisor
Drug User Congress was well attended
New resources on CCSA's website
Calendar of Events
Action News Vol. XVI No. 2 (2006) [PDF]
Highlights:
Is there a role for Rapid Assessment in devising policy approaches to methamphetamine use?
National Framework: new endorsements, new constituencies
Canada promotes valuable role of international NGOs
TEAM Helen: St. Lucia puts its stamp on the HEP approach
Resources and services just a click away at www.ccsa.ca
Neil Boyd joins Research and Policy
Free solvent abuse posters offered
Calendar of events
Action News Vol. XVI No. 1 (2006) [PDF]
Highlights:
Assessing the high costs of substance abuse
Typology of use could inform cannabis control policy: brief
Progress on the National Framework includes new website
2006 Summer Institute will focus on continuity in care
Graduation reinforces primary community care in NWT
Updates keep Researcher and FASD databases relevant
CCSA Board elects two new members
Chris Davis joins Research and Policy
Calendar of events
Action News Vol. XV No. 4 (2005) [PDF]
Highlights:
- Issues of Substance makes successful debut: Second CCSA national conference planned for Edmonton in 2007
- CCSA names advisor to National Framework secretariat
- Productive BCCEWH agreement renewed for three years
- Doug Beirness brings impaired driving expertise to CCSA
- HEP loses its national "ambassador", but gains new allies
- Assessing the need for prison-based needle exchange
- Annual report focuses on knowledge
- Calendar of events
Action News Vol. XV No. 3 (2005) [PDF]
Highlights:
- Consensus on principles, goals and priorities brings Canada one step closer to a National Framework
- NASWG vows to have national alcohol strategy by summer
- Attitudes must shift with respect to women's substance use
- Drugs and driving: what we know, what we don't know
- Record attendance at 2005 NSI; presentations now online
- CCSA fills two key senior positions
- Schedule change alters meth fact sheet
- HEP website: new look, new content
- Calendar of events
Action News Vol. XV No. 2 (2005) [PDF]
Action News Vol. XV No. 1 (2005) [PDF]
Action News Vol. XIV No. 4 (2004) [PDF]
Action News Vol. XIV No. 3 (2004) [PDF]
Action News Vol. XIV No. 2 (2004) [PDF]
Action News Vol. XIV No. 1 (2004) [PDF]
Action News Vol. XIII No. 4 (2003) [PDF]
Action News Vol. XIII No. 3 (2003) [PDF]
Action News Vol. XIII No. 2 (2003) [PDF]
Action News Vol. XIII No. 1 (2003) [PDF]
Action News Vol. XII No. 2 (2002) [PDF]
Action News Vol. XII No. 1 (2002) [PDF]
Action News Vol. XI No. 1 (2001) [PDF]
Action News Vol. X No. 3 (2000) [PDF]
Action News Vol. X No. 2 (2000) [PDF]
Action News Vol. X No. 1 (2000) [PDF]