News Releases 

CCSA head named chair of international drug policy committee
December 6, 2010, Ottawa – Canada accepted a significant role on the global drug strategy stage with the recent appointment of Michel Perron, CEO of the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) to chair the Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs (VNGOC). Both internationally and at home, CCSA is considered a leading nongovernmental organization in mobilizing collaborative efforts to reduce alcohol and other drug-related harms.

Setting the standard for drug prevention among youth: CCSA releases Canada’s first national standards to help schools, communities and families prevent substance abuse among Canadian youth
Ottawa, November 22, 2010 – Schools, families and community practitioners now have a practical prevention resource guide to help prevent and stop youth from using drugs.