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Vanessa Morris (left) and Julian Quintero of Acción Técnica Social and Jaime Arredondo (right) of the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research addressing a classroom.

Cross border collaborations

CISUR scientist and Canada Research Chair Jaime Arredondo facilitates research exchanges between BC and Latin America.

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CISUR research associate Priya Johal (left) and CISUR director Dr. Tim Naimi (right) are part of the team launching KnowAlcohol.ca, a tool and calculator designed to generate personalized estimates of the potential health risks related to an individual’s alcohol use. Photo credit: UVic Photo Services.

KnowAlcohol helps calculate on cutting back

CISUR researchers launch KnowAlcohol.ca, a tool and calculator designed to generate personalized estimates of the potential health risks related to an individual’s alcohol use—and the benefits of cutting back.

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An image of the Substance drug checking window. A round Substance logo is in the middle, surrounded by pink and red paper hearts

UVic students move the needle on harm reduction

Learn about some of the alumni of the Substance Drug Checking Project.

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An infographic of a map of Canada with various scores assigned to provinces and territories

Getting alcohol policy back on track

CISUR's Canadian Alcohol Policy Evaluation (CAPE) project reveals worsening alcohol policy grades across Canada and proposes detailed steps to make them better.

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BC legal cannabis market growing briskly

Regulated cannabis market in BC doubled between 2019 and 2020; products getting cheaper and more potent.

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New alcohol warning label research published

Real-world CISUR co-led studies show alcohol warning labels reduce sales, change minds.

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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. In 2021, CISUR was named the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre on Alcohol and Public Health Policy Research. Read more about CISUR.

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