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What We Heard

25 Oct 2017

Since its production, the National Framework has guided the work of the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA, formerly known as the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse) and has influenced the development of municipal, provincial and territorial drug strategies throughout Canada. [...] The purpose of this document is to provide a platform for further engagement and consultation with stakeholders as to how the National Framework should be refreshed so as to continue to serve as Canada’s roadmap for action to address the complex, whole-of-society challenge of reducing the harms associated with alcohol and other drugs and substances. [...] Other participants suggested that in relation to reducing stigma and discrimination, much of the progress has been in the areas of depression and anxiety, and less in relation to problematic substance use and addiction. [...] Despite some remaining divisions within the sector about competing theories and models related to problematic substance use , participants in the sector have worked together: To educate policy makers and the public about substance use disorders being a health condition, and the social determinants of health as the “causes and causes of causes” of problematic substance use; To advocate for and [...] These trends include the response to the opioid crisis, the devolution of responsibility for healthcare planning to local communities, the process and directions of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the emergence of drug user unions and advocacy groups, and the increased recognition of broader housing needs.
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ISBN
9781771784535
Pages
17
Published in
Ottawa, ON, CA

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