We were honoured to have Carol Hopkins speak about “Honouring the Strengths of First Nations in Substance Use Challenges” in a plenary presentation for the CSAM-SMCA 2021 conference.
Given that the Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine strives to advocate for the population most impacted by this misguided policy of criminalization, CSAM-SMCA joins the growing calls for decriminalizing drug use and possession for personal use.
In this month’s President’s message, Dr. Jennifer Brasch reports on an exciting motion to come at the annual general meeting, the upcoming CSAM-SMCA conference and her view of overdose epidemic and addiction medicine.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has not only dramatically changed how those with SUDs receive treatment, it has also directly impacted those providing care.
In this month’s President’s message, Dr. Jennifer Brasch discusses trending topics in addiction medicine and how COVID -19 has impacted these concerns, such as Safe Supply, the heightened focus on opioid use disorders and more.
Front-line professionals report medicine shortages, critical service disruptions and a 191% increase in overdoses.
We’ve summarized the key findings from a specialized track on COVID-19 and substance use at our 2020 annual conference. Download the report and stay tuned for more summaries!
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) is leading an exciting initiative, with support from Health Canada, to update Canada’s Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines.
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