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Canadian Substance Use Survey (CSUS): questionnaire for 2023

Section Age, Sex, Location

AGS_Q01 - What is your age?

__________ years old

AGS_Q02 - What was your sex at birth?

Sex refers to sex assigned at birth.

AGS_Q03 - What is your gender?

Refers to the gender that you identify with (which may be different from sex assigned at birth and may be different from what is indicated on legal documents).

AGS_Q04 - In which province or territory do you currently live?

AGS_Q05 - Which of the following best describes the size of your city or town?

Section General Health

The following questions are about health.

HWB_Q01 - In general, how is your physical health?

HWB_Q02 - In general, how is your mental health?

HWB_Q03 - Do you identify as a person with a disability?

A person with a disability is a person who has a functional limitation or impairment that may hinder their full and equal participation in society. The disability may be visible to others or not. The disability may be permanent, temporary, or episodic. This could include a physical (e.g., mobility, flexibility, dexterity, pain), intellectual or cognitive (e.g., learning, developmental, memory), communication (e.g., speech, language), sensory (e.g., seeing, hearing), or a mental health-related impairment.

Section Alcohol General

The following questions are about your alcohol consumption.

When we use the word drink, it means:

A 341 ml (12 oz) bottle of beer, cider or ready-to-drink cooler with 5% alcohol content

A 142 ml (5 oz) glass of wine with 12% alcohol content

A 43 ml (1.5 oz) shot glass of spirits with 40% alcohol content (whiskey, vodka, gin, etc.)

Include light beer, but DO NOT include de-alcoholised beer or coolers (0.5% alcohol) or cocktails such as Virgin Mary or Shirley Temple.

ALC_Q01 - Have you ever had an alcoholic drink?

Drinking does not include having a few sips of wine for religious or other purposes.

ALC_Q02 - Not counting small sips, how old were you when you had your first alcoholic beverage?

ALC_Q03 - During the past 12 months, how often did you drink alcoholic beverages?

ALC_Q04 - During the past 12 months, on those days when you drank alcoholic beverages, how many drinks did you usually have?

Exclude temporary changes in your use over the past 12 months.

ALC_Q05 (asked to those assigned female at birth) - During the past 12 months, how often have you had 4 or more drinks on one occasion?

"On one occasion" means at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other.

ALC_Q06 (asked to those assigned male at birth) - During the past 12 months, how often have you had 5 or more drinks on one occasion?

"On one occasion" means at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other.

ALC_Q07 - During the past 30 days, did you have a drink?

ALC_Q08 - During the past 30 days, on those days when you drank alcoholic beverages, how many drinks did you usually have?

ALC_Q10 (asked to those assigned female at birth) - During the past 30 days, how often have you had 4 or more drinks on one occasion?

"On one occasion" means at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other.

ALC_Q11 (asked to those assigned male at birth) - During the past 30 days, how often have you had 5 or more drinks on one occasion?

"On one occasion" means at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other.

ALC_Q12 - During the past 7 days, did you have a drink?

ALC_Q13 - Thinking back over the past seven days, from seven days ago to one day ago, how many drinks did you have on...?

For each day, you should be counting up to 4AM in the morning of the following day, e.g. Monday up to 4AM on Tuesday. Enter the actual number of drinks for each day, not an average.

The following questions are about energy drinks, such as Red Bull, Rock Star or another brand.

ALC_Q14 - During the past 12 months, have you ever had an energy drink?

Energy drinks are beverages usually containing caffeine and/or other stimulant substances, such as guarana, taurine or L-carnitine. These drinks may be marketed as providing mental and physical stimulation.

Exclude coffee, tea, other naturally caffeinated beverages and sports drinks marketed to replace water or electrolytes before or after exercise. e.g., Gatorade or Powerade.

ALC_Q16 - During the past 12 months, how often have you consumed an energy drink mixed with alcohol?

Include energy drinks pre-mixed with alcohol or consumed at the same time as alcohol.

The next section will ask about possible problems you might have encountered related to drinking.

ALC_Q18 - During the past 12 months, how often have you found that you were unable to stop drinking once you had started?

ALC_Q19 - During the past 12 months, how often have you failed to do what was normally expected from you because of drinking?

ALC_Q20 - During the past 12 months, how often have you needed a first drink in the morning to get yourself going after a heavy drinking session?

ALC_Q21 - During the past 12 months, how often have you been unable to remember what happened the night before because you had been drinking?

ALC_Q22 - During the past 12 months, how often have you had a feeling of guilt or remorse after drinking?

ALC_Q23 - Have you or someone else ever been physically injured as a result of your drinking?

ALC_Q24 - Has a relative, friend, doctor or another health worker been concerned about your drinking or suggested you cut down your alcohol intake?

The following questions are about alcohol and driving.

ALC_Q25 - In the past 12 months, have you been a passenger in a vehicle driven by someone who had 2 or more drinks of alcohol in the previous 1 hour?

Include car, snowmobile, motor boat or all-terrain vehicle (ATV).

Exclude planes or non-motorized vehicles such as bicycles.

ALC_Q26 - Do you have a driver's license?

ALC_Q27 - During the past 12 months, have you driven a vehicle such as a car, motorbike, van or truck?

Include car, snowmobile, motor boat or all-terrain vehicle (ATV).

Exclude planes or non-motorized vehicles such as bicycles.

ALC_Q29A - During the past 12 months, have you driven a vehicle after having 2 or more drinks in the previous 1 hour?

Include car, snowmobile, motor boat or all-terrain vehicle (ATV).

Exclude planes or non-motorized vehicles such as bicycles.

ALC_Q29B - During the past 12 months, how many times have you driven a vehicle after having 2 or more drinks in the previous 1 hour?

Include car, snowmobile, motor boat or all-terrain vehicle (ATV).

Exclude planes or non-motorized vehicles such as bicycles.

ALC_Q30A - During the past 12 months, have you been in a vehicle accident or collision while you were driving?

ALC_Q30B - During the past 12 months, how many times have you been in a vehicle accident or collision while you were driving?

Section Prescription Opioids

The next series of questions are about your use of various opioids.

Opioids are medications that can help relieve pain such as codeine, morphine, or related drugs. They can be used to treat sports injuries, dental procedures, short-term acute pain, or long-term chronic pain. Most of these products require a prescription, although some do not.

Exclude drugs such as Regular Tylenol® or Extra Strength Tylenol®, Aspirin®, Advil®, Motrin® or their generic equivalents.

Include prescribed or non-prescribed drugs such as acetylsalicylic acid with codeine, acetaminophen with codeine (such as T3's), Dilaudid® (hydromorphone), Oxy (oxycodone) and Tramadol.

PR_Q01 - Have you ever used any opioid products?

The next questions are about low-dose codeine products that are available without a prescription in most provinces. Low-dose codeine products can provide temporary relief from moderate to severe pain and dry cough. These include drugs such as Robaxacet-8, AC&C, T1's, Mersyndol, Calmylin.

Exclude pain relievers such as Regular Tylenol® or Extra Strength Tylenol®, Aspirin®, Advil®, Motrin®, which do not contain codeine and higher dose codeine products requiring prescriptions.

PR_Q02 - During the past 12 months, have you used low-dose codeine products?

PR_Q03 - Have you ever used any low-dose codeine products for reasons other than pain relief or other medical conditions (e.g., cough)?

For example, to help you sleep, to feel better, to improve mood, to cope with stress, for the experience, for the feeling they caused, to feel numb or for any other reason.

Include drugs such as such as Robaxacet-8, AC&C, T1's, Mersyndol, Calmylin.

Exclude pain relievers such as Regular Tylenol®or Extra Strength Tylenol®, Aspirin®, Advil®, Motrin®, which do not contain codeine and higher dose codeine drugs requiring prescriptions.

PR_Q04 - How old were you when you tried or started using low-dose codeine products for reasons other than pain relief or other medical conditions (e.g., cough)?

PR_Q05 - During the past 12 months, how often have you used low-dose codeine products for reasons other than pain relief or other medical conditions (e.g., cough)?

For example, to help you sleep, to feel better, to improve mood, to cope with stress, for the experience, for the feeling they caused, to feel numb or for any other reason.

PR_Q06 - Did you ever tamper with a low-dose codeine product before taking it, for example, by crushing tablets to swallow, snort or inject?

Exclude reasons such as for the ease of swallowing or to take a lower dose.

The next section applies to pain relievers that are not low-dose codeine products. These products require a prescription. These drugs include acetylsalicylic acid with codeine, acetaminophen with codeine (such as T3's), or generic equivalents.

Exclude: pain relievers such as Regular Tylenol® or Extra Strength Tylenol®, Aspirin®, Advil®, Motrin®, which do not contain codeine and low dose codeine drugs such as Robaxacet-8, AC&C, T1's, Mersyndol, Calmylin.

PR_Q07 - During the past 12 months, have you used any other codeine products?

PR_Q08 - During the past 12 months, have you used any oxycodone products?

Include products such as Percocet®, OxyNeo®, Oxycontin®

PR_Q09 - During the past 12 months, have you used fentanyl that was prescribed to you?

Include fentanyl taken in the form of tablets, injections, or skin patches. Include fentanyl used for medical purposes as prescribed or given to you while you were admitted in hospital.

PR_Q10 - During the past 12 months, have you used any other opioid pain-relieving products?

Include products such as hydromorphone, Dilaudid®, Hydromorph Contin®, morphine, MS Contin®, or Tramadol®

PR_Q11 - During the past 12 months, did you take a higher dose of opioids than the recommended dose?

PR_Q12 - During the past 12 months, did you take opioids more often than recommended?

PR_Q13 - During the past 12 months, how often have you used opioids?

PR_Q15 - Have you ever used opioids for reasons other than pain relief or other medical conditions (e.g., cough)?

For example, to help you sleep, to feel better, to improve mood, to cope with stress, for the experience, for the feeling they caused, to feel numb or for any other reason.

PR_Q14 - How long have you been using opioids for reasons other than pain relief or other medical conditions (e.g., cough)?

PR_Q16 - How old were you when you tried or started using opioids for reasons other than pain relief or other medical conditions (e.g., cough)?

PR_Q17 - During the past 12 months, how often have you used opioids for reasons other than pain relief or other medical conditions (e.g., cough)?

For example, to help you sleep, to feel better, to improve mood, to cope with stress, for the experience, for the feeling they caused, to feel numb or for any other reason.

PR_Q18 - During the past 12 months, were all the opioids you have used prescribed to you?

Consider pain relievers given to you while you were admitted in hospital as prescribed.

PR_Q19 - Did you ever tamper with an opioid product before taking it, for example, by crushing tablets to swallow, snort or inject?

Exclude reasons such as for the ease of swallowing or to take a lower dose.

PR_Q20 - During the past 12 months, did you give away opioids that were prescribed to you?

Exclude returning medication to the pharmacy or drug store.

PR_Q21 - During the past 12 months, did you sell opioids that were prescribed to you?

PR_Q22 - Where did you usually obtain opioids that were not prescribed for you?

PR_Q23 - During the past 12 months, did you do any of the following to obtain a prescription for opioids?

Select all that apply

Section Prescription Stimulants

The next few questions are about your use of various prescription stimulants.

Stimulants are products that require a prescription, such as Ritalin, Concerta, Adderall, Dexedrine, or Modafinil. These products help people who have attention or concentration problems such as ADHD or sleep disorders.

STI_Q01 - Have you ever used any such stimulants?

STI_Q02 - During the past 12 months, how often have you used any such stimulants?

STI_Q03 - During the past 12 months, have you taken a higher dose of stimulants than the dose indicated?

STI_Q04 - During the past 12 months, did you take stimulants more often than recommended?

STI_Q05- During the past 12 months, did you use stimulants for reasons other than why they are recommended?

For example, to cram for exams, to stay up all night to finish a project, to decrease your appetite, for the experience, to get high, to party with friends, or for any other reason. <<StimulantInfo2>>

STI_Q06 - During the past 12 months, were all the stimulants you have used prescribed to you?

STI_Q07 - During the past 12 months, did you give away any stimulants that were prescribed to you?

STI_Q08 - During the past 12 months, did you sell any stimulants that were prescribed to you?

STI_Q09 - Where did you usually obtain stimulants that were not prescribed to you?

STI_Q10 - During the past 12 months, did you do any of the following to obtain a prescription for stimulants?

Select all that apply

Section Prescription Sedatives or Anti-Anxiety Medications

The next few questions are about your use of various prescription sedatives or anti-anxiety medications.

Sedatives or anti-anxiety are medications that require a prescription, such as diazepam (Valium®), lorazepam (Ativan®), alprazolam (Xanax®), clonazepam, (Rivotril®), Zolpiem (Ambien®), Zopiclone (Lunesta®) or others.

These medications are sometimes prescribed to manage anxiety or to help people sleep.

Exclude over-the-counter medications.

SED_Q01 - Have you ever used any sedatives or anti-anxiety medications?

SED_Q02 - During the past 12 months, how often have you used any sedative or anti-anxiety medications?

SED_Q03 - During the past 12 months, have you taken a higher dose of sedatives or anti-anxiety medications than the dose indicated?

SED_Q04 - During the past 12 months, did you take sedatives or anti-anxiety medications more often than recommended?

SED_Q05 - During the past 12 months, did you use sedatives or anti-anxiety medications for reasons other than why they are recommended?

For example, for the experience, for the feeling they caused, to feel numb or for any other reason.

SED_Q06 - During the past 12 months, were all the sedatives or anti-anxiety medications you have used prescribed to you?

SED_Q07A - During the past 12 months, did you give away any sedatives or anti-anxiety medications that were prescribed to you?

SED_Q07B - During the past 12 months, did you sell sedatives or anti-anxiety medications that were prescribed to you?

SED_Q08 - Where do/did you usually obtain sedatives or anti-anxiety medications that were not prescribed to you?

SED_Q09 - During the past 12 months, did you do any of the following to obtain a prescription for sedatives or anti-anxiety medications?

Select all that apply

Section Over the Counter Medications

The next few questions are about over-the-counter medications. Over-the-counter medications are products can be sold directly to people without a prescription, such as:

  • Anti-motion sickness or nausea medicine, (e.g., Gravol®)
  • Sleeping medicine, (e.g., Nytol®)
  • Cold or cough medicine, (e.g., Robitussin®, Benadryl®, Benylin® also known as "robos", dex" and "DXM")
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    OTC_Q01 - Have you ever used or tried over-the-counter products for reasons other than health or medical?

    For example, for the experience, the feeling they caused or to get "high" or numb.

    OTC_Q02 - How old were you when you first used or tried over-the-counter products for reasons other than health or medical?

    For example, for the experience, the feeling they caused or to get "high" or numb.

    OTC_Q03 - During the past 12 months, have you used or tried over-the-counter products for reasons other than health or medical?

    For example, for the experience, the feeling they caused or to get "high" or numb.

    Section Cannabis

    The next questions are about cannabis.

    For the purpose of this survey, 'cannabis' refers to marijuana (e.g., weed, pot), hashish, hash oil or any other products made from the cannabis plant.

    Include products containing THC, CBD or any other cannabinoids (e.g., CBN, CBG, delta 8 THC).

    Exclude synthetic cannabinoids like Spice or K2.

    Unless specified when we ask about cannabis use this includes use for both non-medical and medical purposes.

    By "non-medical purposes" we mean recreational (e.g., for enjoyment, pleasure, amusement), socially, for spiritual, lifestyle and other similar non-medical uses.

    By "medical purposes" we mean to treat a condition or to reduce symptoms.

    CAN_Q01 - Have you ever used or tried cannabis?

    CAN_Q02 - How old were you when you first tried or started using cannabis?

    CAN_Q03 - During the past 12 months, have you used or tried cannabis?

    By "non-medical purposes" we mean recreational (e.g., for enjoyment, pleasure, amusement), socially, for spiritual, lifestyle and other similar non-medical uses.

    By "medical purposes" we mean to treat a condition or to reduce symptoms.

    CAN_Q04 - Do you use cannabis for medical purposes with or without a medical document from a healthcare professional?

    A medical document authorizing the use of cannabis for medical purposes typically contains information about the healthcare provider and you, the daily quantity (grams) of dried cannabis that you are authorized to use for medical purposes, and the length of time you are authorized to do so. They are similar to prescriptions.

    CAN_Q05 - During the past 12 months, how often did you use cannabis?

    CAN_Q06 - For which of the following symptoms, diseases, or disorders do you use cannabis for medical purposes for?

    Select all that apply

    For the remaining questions on cannabis, unless specified when we ask about cannabis use this includes use for both non-medical and medical purposes.

    CAN_Q07A - During the past 12 months, which of the following cannabis products have you used?

    Select all that apply

    CAN_Q07B - During the past 12 months, how often have you used any of the following cannabis products?

    Provide an estimate of your usual usage pattern;

    Exclude temporary changes in your use over the past 12 months.

    CAN_Q08 - In the past 12 months, which of the following methods did you use to consume cannabis?

    Select all that apply

    CAN_Q09 During the past 12 months, where did you usually buy or receive the cannabis you used?

    CAN_Q10 During the past 12 months, when you used cannabis, how often did you combine it with any of the following substances?

    "Combine" means mixed or consumed at the same time or on the same occasion (e.g., at the same party, in the same evening).

    CAN_Q11 - During the past 12 months, have you consumed more, less or the same quantity of cannabis compared to the year before?

    CAN_Q12 - During the past 30 days, have you used cannabis?

    CAN_Q13 - In the past 30 days, on how many days did you use cannabis?

    The next few questions are about possible problems you might have experienced regarding your use of cannabis.

    ASSIST01 - During the past 3 months, how often did you use cannabis?

    ASSIST02 - During the past 3 months, how often have you had a strong desire or urge to use cannabis?

    ASSIST03 - During the past 3 months, how often has your use of cannabis led to health, social, legal or financial problems?

    ASSIST04 - During the past 3 months, how often have you found you failed to do what was normally expected of you because of your use of cannabis?

    ASSIST05 - Has a friend or relative or anyone else ever expressed concern about your use of cannabis?

    ASSIST06 - Have you ever tried to control, cut down or stop using cannabis but discovered that you were not able to do so?

    CAN_Q19 - During the past 12 months, have you been a passenger in a motor vehicle driven by someone who had used cannabis within 2 hours before driving?

    CAN_Q21 - During the past 12 months, have you been a passenger in a motor vehicle driven by someone who had used both alcohol and cannabis within 2 hours before driving?

    CAN_Q22 - During the past 12 months, have you driven a motor vehicle within 2 hours of smoking or vapourizing cannabis?

    CAN_Q23 - During the past 30 days, how many times have you driven a motor vehicle within 2 hours of smoking or vapourizing cannabis?

    CAN_Q24 - During the past 12 months, have you driven a motor vehicle within 4 hours of ingesting a cannabis product (e.g., cannabis food/beverages, capsules)?

    CAN_Q25 - During the past 30 days, how many times have you driven a motor vehicle within 4 hours of ingesting a cannabis product (e.g., cannabis food/beverages, capsules)?

    CAN_Q26 - During the past 12 months, have you been in a motor vehicle accident or collision with you as a driver after having used cannabis within 2 hours before driving?

    Section Maternal Experience with Cannabis and Alcohol

    The next questions are about your maternal experiences.

    MEX_Q01 - Have you given birth during the past 5 years?

    Include live and still births.

    The next questions are about your maternal experiences related to your last pregnancy.

    MEX_Q02 - After you learned that you were pregnant with your last child, did you use cannabis during the pregnancy?

    MEX_Q03 - Was your last child breastfed or given your breast milk even for a short time?

    Include: through breastfeeding and through pumped or extracted breast milk.

    MEX_Q04 - While you were breastfeeding your last child, did you use cannabis?

    MEX_Q05 - After you learned that you were pregnant with your last child, how often did you drink alcohol during the pregnancy?

    MEX_Q06 - During your last pregnancy, on the days when you drank alcoholic beverages, how many drinks did you usually have?

    Section Other Drugs or Substances

    The following questions are about other drug use. Remember that all the information you provide is strictly confidential.

    ODS_Q01 Have you ever used or tried:

    Select all that apply

    ODS_Q02 - How old were you when you first tried...

    ODS_Q03 During the past 12 months, have you used or tried...

    ODS_Q04 - How easy would it be for you to get heroin if you wanted some today?

    ODS_Q05A - During the past 12 months, have you combined two or more substances (including prescription medications) for the experience or to get high?

    "Combine" means mixed or consumed at the same time or on the same occasion (e.g., at the same party, in the same evening).

    Exclude alcohol, cannabis, and tobacco.

    ODS_Q05B - During the past 12 months, when you used prescription opioids, how often did you combine it with the following substances?

    Include acetylsalicylic acid with codeine, acetaminophen with codeine (such as T3's, Oxy (oxycodone), Dilaudid®(hydromorphone), morphine, and Tramadol.

    "Combine" means mixed or consumed at the same time or on the same occasion (e.g., at the same party, in the same evening).

    The following are about any drugs or substances that you have used in the past 12 months.

    New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) are substances formulated to contain chemicals that mimic the effects of controlled substances, and are often referred to as alternatives to controlled substances.

    NPS may include: "legal highs", "herbal highs", synthetic cannabinoids (e.g., Spice or K2), "research chemicals", fentanyl-like substances, cathinone-like substances (e.g., mephedrone/4mmc), alkyl nitrites (i.e., poppers), and other designer drugs.

    Exclude cannabis, cocaine, speed, ecstasy, heroin.

    ODS_Q06 - According to this definition, have you ever used an NPS to get high?

    ODS_Q07 - In the past 12 months, have you used a New Psychoactive Substance (NPS) for self-medication purposes?

    Self-medication may include use of an NPS for therapeutic or healing purposes such as for pain relief, to help you sleep, to feel better, to improve mood, to cope with stress, for the feeling they caused, to feel numb for any other reason.

    ODS_Q08 - In the past 12 months have you used or tried any other substance or illegal drug for the experience or to get high?

    Exclude those prescribed by a health care professional and any other drugs already mentioned in this survey.

    The next questions are about use of any drug or substance.

    ODS_Q09 - During the past 12 months, have you used a drug or substance to get high without asking or knowing what it was?

    ODS_Q10 - During the past 12 months, have you used a drug or substance to get high that was not what you thought it was?

    ODS_Q11 - Have you ever used the internet to purchase an illegal drug or substance?

    Select all that apply

    Section Injectable Drug Use

    The following questions are about injectable drug use.

    Include being injected by someone else.

    Exclude: Instances where you have injected someone else with a drug or any drug that was prescribed for you to inject or received at the hospital

    IDU_Q01 - Have you ever injected any drug?

    IDU_Q02 - How old were you when you first started injecting drugs?

    IDU_Q03 - During the past 12 months, have you injected any drug?

    Section Drug Harms

    The following questions are about experiences you may have had as a result of your drug use.

    DHA_Q01 - During the past 12 months, was there a time that you felt your drug use had a harmful effect on any of the following.

    Exclude alcohol and cannabis.

    Select all that apply

    DHA_Q02 - During the past 12 months, was there a time when you had any of the following problems because of your drug use?

    Exclude alcohol and cannabis.

    Select all that apply

    Section Overdose

    The following questions are about overdose.

    For the purpose of this survey, "overdose" means that someone who collapses, has blue skin color, convulsions, difficulty breathing, loses consciousness, cannot be woken up, has a heart attack or dies while using drugs.

    Exclude alcohol poisoning or excess drinking.

    OD_Q01A - Have you ever overdosed?

    OD_Q01B - The last time it happened, did someone take any of the following actions to assist you?

    Select all that apply

    OD_Q02 - In the past 12 months, have you obtained a naloxone kit?

    Naloxone or Narcan®is a medication used to reverse the effects of opioids.

    OD_Q03 - What is the main reason you obtained a naloxone kit?

    Section Treatment

    The following questions are about professional help, such as treatment or counselling, that you might have received for reasons related to your alcohol, cannabis, or drug use.

    TT_Q01 - Have you ever felt that you needed professional help for your alcohol, cannabis, or drug use?

    Select all that apply

    TT_Q02 - Have your ever been offered professional help for your alcohol, cannabis, or drug use?

    Include any treatment or counselling given by doctors, counsellors, social workers or other health professionals. Include Indigenous focused services, such as Elder-led and land-based care.

    Exclude appointments with a health care professional to obtain a referral to a professional treatment or counselling plan and self-help support groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).

    Select all that apply

    TT_Q03 - Have you ever sought professional help for your alcohol, cannabis, or drug use?

    "Sought professional help" means looking for a professional treatment or counselling plan (even if you did not end up accessing help).

    TT_Q04 - During the past 12 months, did you receive professional help?

    "Received professional help" means stating a professional treatment or counselling plan, no matter the length of the plan or how many sessions you actually attended.

    Select all that apply

    TT_Q05 - During the past 12 months, when you received professional help for your alcohol, cannabis, or drug use, was it as an inpatient, an outpatient or both?

    "Received professional help" means stating a professional treatment or counselling plan, no matter the length of the plan or how many sessions you actually attended.

    TT_Q06 - During the past 12 months, were you able to access professional help for your alcohol, cannabis, or drug use in a timely manner?

    TT_Q07 - During the past 12 months, were you able to access professional help for your alcohol, cannabis, or drug use in the official language of your choice (either English or French)?

    TT_Q08 - During the past 12 months, what were the obstacles that prevented you from receiving professional help for your alcohol, cannabis, or drug use?

    Select all that apply

    Section Tobacco

    The following questions are about your cigarette smoking.

    Include cigarettes that are bought ready-made as well as cigarettes that you make yourself

    Exclude e-cigarettes, vaping devices and other tobacco products

    SS_Q01 - Have you ever smoked a whole cigarette?

    SS_Q02 - Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes (about 4 packs) in your life?

    SS_Q03 - At the present time, do you smoke cigarettes daily, occasionally, or not at all?

    SS_Q04 - During the past 30 days, how often did you smoke cigarettes?

    The following questions are about vaping or using e-cigarettes.

    "Vaping" involves using devices that heat liquid into vapour that you inhale.

    Include vaping e-liquid with or without nicotine (i.e., just flavouring) and all e-cigarettes, vape mods, vaporizers and vape pens.

    Exclude vaping cannabis (dried cannabis and cannabis extracts).

    SS_Q05 - Have you ever used or tried an e-cigarette or vaping device?

    SS_Q06 - In the past 30 days, how often did you use an e-cigarette or vaping device?

    Exclude devices containing cannabis.

    SS_Q07 - What is (was) your primary reason for using an e-cigarette or vaping device?

    Section Demography

    The following questions ask for general information about you and your household that will be used to better understand the survey results.

    DEM_Q01 - What is your marital status?

    DEM_Q02 - If you are comfortable disclosing, what term best describes your sexual orientation?

    DEM_Q03 - In our society, people are often described by their race or racial background. These are not based in science, but our race may influence the way we are treated by individuals and institutions, and this may affect our health.

    Which race/ethnicity category best describes you?

    DEM_Q04 - Which Indigenous group(s) do you identify as?

    Select all that apply

    The following questions ask for information about your first official language.

    DEM_Q05 - Can you speak English or French well enough to conduct a conversation?

    DEM_Q06 - What language do you speak most often at home?

    Select all that apply

    DEM_Q07 - What is the language that you first learned at home in childhood and still understand?

    Select all that apply

    The following questions ask for information about your past living experiences.

    DEM_Q08 - Have you ever had to temporarily live with someone else (family, friends, or anyone else) because you had nowhere else to live?

    DEM_Q09 - Have you ever experienced homelessness, that is, having to live in a shelter, on the street or in parks, in a makeshift shelter or in a vehicle or an abandoned building?

    DEM_Q10 - What is the highest certificate, diploma or degree that you have completed?

    DEM_Q11 - Are you currently attending a school, college, CEGEP or university?

    DEM_Q12 - What type of educational institution are you attending?

    The following question concerns your activities last week.

    Last week is from Sunday to Saturday.

    DEM_Q13 - Last week, was your main activity...?

    DEM_Q14 - In which of the following groups did your total household income fall for the year ending December 31, 2022?

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