Yukon Government Releases Draft Substance Abuse Action Plan (October 5, 2005)
The Yukon Substance Abuse Action Plan: Discussion Draft outlines 30 programs and services designed to reduce the harms associated with alcohol and other drug abuse in Yukon communities. The programs and services are shaped by four strategic directions: harm reduction, prevention and education, treatment, and enforcement. Some of the programs and services are new, while others expand on existing programs and services currently offered by the government.
CCSA sets new goals for collaborative substance abuse network with training of provincial and territorial network coordinators (February 9, 2005)
OTTAWA/February 9, 2005 - Substance abuse professionals from across Canada are gathering here today for a two-day training session aimed at promoting a collaborative response to alcohol and other drug use problems in Canada. Hosted by the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA), Canada's national addictions agency, the training will draw on lessons learned through CCSA's Health, Education and Enforcement in Partnership (HEP) initiative and will launch a new team of HEP Coordinators focused specifically on provincial/territorial-level issues.
Retired Toronto deputy police chief joins Canada's national addictions agency (February 4, 2004)
OTTAWA/February 4, 2004 - The Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) today announced that recently retired Toronto deputy police chief Michael Boyd is joining the Centre as part of a new initiative aimed at more effectively tackling drug problems in Canada. |
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