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The Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey (CSTADS), formerly the Youth Smoking Survey (YSS), is a biennial survey administered to students in grades 7-12 across Canada. CSTADS is implemented with the cooperation, support and funding of Health Canada.

CSTADS collects data on topics such as:

Tobacco use
Alcohol use
Drug use

Bullying
School connectedness
Mental health

CSTADS will provide Health Canada, provinces, schools, communities, and parents with timely and reliable data on tobacco, alcohol and drug use as well as other issues that relate to Canadian students.

For information about the 2021-22 CSTADS cycle please refer to the Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey website.

News

Mar. 11, 2019Provincial data on youth e-cigarette use
The Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey (CSTADS) team presents the latest data on youth e-cigarette use. Results are available by province and include:
- Past-30-day use, by sex and by grade
- Perceived harm of e-cigarette use on a regular basis
- Order of initiation among those who have tried cigarettes or e-cigarettes....and more
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Nov. 12, 2018Youth cannabis use factsheets released
The CSTADS team presents the latest data on cannabis use. Results are available by province and include:
- Past 12 month cannabis use, by grade and by sex from 2008/09-2016/17
- Lifetime cannabis use, by grade, 2008/09 and 2016/17
- Perceived harm of cannabis use by smoking or other method on a regular basis, 2016/17
- Mode of cannabis use among users, 2016/17… and more!
View provincial summaries
June 12, 20182016-17 Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey released
Timely and reliable data are critical to developing evidence-based policies and programs that will help Canadians reduce the risks of substance use. Today, Health Canada published the results of the 2016-2017 Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey (CSTADS).

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