Office of Drug Research and Surveillance

The Office of Drug Research and Surveillance

About The Office of Drug Research and Surveillance

The Office of Drug Research and Surveillance (ODRS) is located under the Controlled Substance and Cannabis Branch within Health Canada. ODRS is a credible center of experts that apply epidemiological methods and advanced surveillance systems to detect, analyze, and assess patterns of drug use and harms across Canadian populations. Evidence produced by ODRS informs Federal Policy and Programs on the use of and impacts of drugs and substances in Canada. ODRS collaborates with partners to collect, analyze and disseminate timely and meaningful data and information.

Highlighted Work

Canadian Drugs and Substances Strategy

Impact

Our Research

Survey Results	Description	Links
Canadian Substance Use Survey	Alcohol and drug use among people in Canada aged 15 years and older.	Summary findings	Interactive dashboard	Downloadable data
Canadian Student Alcohol and Drugs Survey	Alcohol and drug use among grade 7-12 students in Canada.	Summary findings	Interactive dashboard	Downloadable data
Canadian Postsecondary Education Alcohol and Drug Survey	Alcohol and drug use among postsecondary students in Canada.	Summary findings		Downloadable data
People with Lived and Living Experience Survey	Substance use patterns and related harms among street-involved youth in Canada from the Pan-Canadian findings.	Survey Report
Online New Psychoactive Substances Survey	Targeted online survey to identify new and emerging psychoactive substances, as well as identify patterns of use.	Infographic of results
Public Awareness of Alcohol-related Harms Survey	People in Canada public's knowledge and opinions about alcohol-related harms.	Interactive Report
Privy Council Office (PCO) Public Opinion Research survey	Public opinion research on people in Canada’s knowledge and attitudes around drug decriminalization.	Survey Report
Monitoring and Surveillance Data	Description	Links
The Canadian Drug and Substance Watch (CDSW)	Drug early warning system designed to highlight new and emerging substances on the illegal drug market.		Interactive Dashboard
Supervised Consumption Sites	Data on supervised consumption sites in Canada, including the number of visits, client demographics, client safety, drugs.		Interactive Dashboard
Online New Psychoactive Substances (NPS)	Data that identifies new and emerging psychoactive substances, as well as patterns of use for various NPS	Survey Report

Monitoring and Surveillance Data	Description	Links
The Canadian Drug and Substance Watch (CDSW)	Drug early warning system designed to highlight new and emerging substances on the illegal drug market.		Interactive Dashboard
Supervised Consumption Sites	Data on supervised consumption sites in Canada, including the number of visits, client demographics, client safety, drugs.		Interactive Dashboard
Online New Psychoactive Substances (NPS)	Data that identifies new and emerging psychoactive substances, as well as patterns of use for various NPS	Survey Report

Connect with us

[ odrs-brsd@hc-sc.gc.ca ]