Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research

A photo of a man smoking and drinking — Substance use costs Canadians $38.4 billion per year
Tobacco and alcohol make up 70% of substance-related costs in new CISUR/CCSA study.
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Cecilia Benoit named 2018 Trudeau Fellow
the Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation has awarded Benoit a $225,000 fellowship over the next three years.
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Cover image of the opioid dialogues — Opioid Dialogues
Want to start a dialogue around opioid use in your BC community? Funding is available.
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Client cups at a managed alcohol program — Managed Alcohol Program studies published
Findings from CISUR's national study of Managed Alcohol Programs published in *Drug and Alcohol Review*.
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CISUR's Kate Vallance affixing labels to alcohol in whitehorse — UPDATE: label study resumes, minus cancer label
The Government of Yukon is inviting researchers to resume the Northern Territories Alcohol Study.
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CISUR director Tim Stockwell — Introducing CISUR
CARBC becomes the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research.
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Building knowledge for societal change

The Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR), formerly CARBC, is a network of individuals and groups dedicated to the study of substance use and addiction in support of community-wide efforts to promote health and reduce harm. Our research is used to inform a broad range of projects, reports, publications and initiatives aimed at providing all people in Canada and beyond with access to happier, healthier lives, whether using substances or not. Read more about CISUR.

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Managed Alcohol

What is a Managed Alcohol Program (MAP)? Where are they being implemented? Are they effective? CISUR is leading a Canada-wide study on Managed Alcohol Programs