Safety & course resources
Call 911 for immediate danger or a suspected overdose. In Canada, call or text 988 for suicide crisis support. Clearer Choice is education, not medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, counselling, or crisis care.
Core public-health references
The program's safety and substance information is anchored to Canadian public-health guidance. Sources support general education only; they do not turn the course into diagnosis, treatment, or personal medical advice.
- Health Canada: Opioid overdose — overdose signs, calling 911, naloxone, staying until help arrives, and risk reduction.
- Health Canada: Health risks of alcohol — acute and long-term risks and dangerous interactions.
- Government of Canada: Suicide prevention and 9-8-8 — crisis warning signs and Canada-wide help.
- Ontario Health811 — health information and navigation to Ontario services.
How the sources are used
Course statements are written conservatively: risk can vary by dose, timing, interactions, health, tolerance, and individual circumstances. The program does not provide a personalized safe-use threshold or tell a learner to start, stop, or change medication. Medication and withdrawal questions belong with a physician, nurse practitioner, pharmacist, or other qualified professional.
Emergency information is repeated where a learner is most likely to need it. Suspected overdose, trouble breathing, unconsciousness, seizure, or immediate danger requires 911—not another course module. Naloxone may temporarily reverse an opioid overdose, but emergency help is still required.
Finding personal help
A family doctor, nurse practitioner, pharmacist, counsellor, treatment service, peer-support organization, or local public-health unit can help with an individual situation. A course certificate is not a personal assessment.
Course scope
Clearer Choice documents the exact 4, 6, 8, or 12 hours selected, account-recorded participation, private written work, and a passing knowledge assessment. The certificate confirms those educational requirements only. It does not certify sobriety, fitness, treatment, a diagnosis, or acceptance by a court, employer, insurer, school, or government body.
Referring professionals can review the exact completion model and certificate limitations on the program facts page. Learners should confirm acceptance with the authority that set their requirement before paying.
Corrections
Send a factual correction or accessibility concern to support@clearerchoice.ca. Privacy questions go to privacy@clearerchoice.ca.
Last reviewed November 6, 2026. Links are provided for reference; external services control their own content and availability.