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Sunday, July 6, 2008

Action News
Action News Vol. XVIII No. 2 (2008)

Action News is a quarterly newsletter produced by the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse that addresses current events related to substance abuse.

Highlights:

  • Rethinking harm reduction: The focus of disagreement on “harm reduction” appears to be related to the type of drug use behaviour being targeted
  • Bloggers wanted for youth strategy: CCSA seeking comments on proposed direction for youth drug prevention
  • Two new CAS reports released: Prevalence data sheds more light on Canadian youth, public opinion
  • CCSA documents among "50 best": IHRA picks three CCSA titles as model harm reduction resources
  • Tiered treatment model recommended: Working Group submits final report on improving treatment in Canada
  • A professional body, but what kind?: Survey finds an association is best suited to substance abuse workforce
  • SPECIAL INSERT: An interview with Michel Perron, CCSA's Chief Executive Officer

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