Alcohol & Drug Awareness

What is a Harm Reduction Approach?

Find out how to lower your risk!

DrugSafe is a trusted source for Albertans to find vital information on reducing the harm of alcohol and other drugs.

Alcohol

Learn the facts about Alcohol

Canada's Guidance on Alcohol and Health was updated in 2023. Check out what's changed!

Watch this video to find out: what is harm reduction in relation to alcohol consumption?

CUE's Alcohol Policy and Impairment Policy

The High Way Home? Make your mistake here, not on the road.

Cannabis

Canada's Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines

Cannabis: Inhaling vs Ingesting (Infographic)

Don't Drive High (Infographic)

Edible Cannabis: Always Read the Label (Infographic)

Questions about vaping?

Fact or Fiction : Marijuana (video)

KNOWING YOUR LIMITS WITH CANNABIS - A Practical Guide to Assessing Your Cannabis Use

CUE's Cannabis Policy and Smoke-Free Campus Policy

Opioids

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Drugs, Alcohol, Distractions, and Drowsiness affect your ability to drive safely.

It is important to know when you are safe to drive. Do not drive after consuming alcohol or using cannabis or other drugs. When you drive it is important to keep distractions, like music, passengers, eating, texting, and navigation to a minimum so that you focus on the road. If you are driving and find yourself getting tired, take a break at a rest stop, get someone else to drive, or call a cab. For an interactive demonstration of the dangers try this online game.

Concerned about your substance use and don't know where to go for help?

Access 24 / 7 provides a range of urgent and non-urgent addiction and mental health services in the Edmonton area including service navigation, screening, assessment, referral, consultation, crisis intervention, outreach and short term stabilization.

Addiction/Drug & Alcohol Detox Services - includes a comprehensive list of all addiction as well as drug & alcohol detox services available in Edmonton and Canada.

Article: Substance Use and Canadian Post-Secondary Schools Amid COVID-19

Virtual Opioid Dependency Program 1-844-383-7688. vodp.ca Province wide. Offers opioid dependency treatment virtually including opioid agonist medication starts.