Knowledge and Insights

Fentanyl

There Are Risks and There Is Hope: Canada’s Fentanyl Ground Zero

Every day people get addicted. Whether it’s alcohol, the so-called party drugs, opioids or prescription medicines. Every day families are devastated, relationships are broken, lives are changed forever. Babies and children are exposed to such behaviours, putting them at risk to becoming addicted as well.

Inhalent Abuse

What are the Signs of Inhalant Abuse?

Inhalant abuse is the intentional inhaling of chemicals, meant to create the feeling of being “high” and obtaining feelings of euphoria. Individuals who abuse inhalants often become dependent on them, based on their high level of accessibility. As opposed to other forms of drugs that

Amends During Recovery

Benefits of Making Amends During Recovery

During addiction recovery, there is a strong emphasis put on the process of making amends. Making amends is more than just offering apologies, it is restoring justice for the wrongs you have done to others. This could be mean fixing something you’ve broken, paying back

Loved One Has an Addiction

When A Loved One Has an Addiction

In any given year, 1 in 5 Canadians experiences an addiction. Even though we never imagine it happening to anyone we know, the statistics show that you likely know someone who is currently experiencing or who has previously had problems with addiction. When addiction hits

Benefits of Gender Specific Treatment

Benefits of Gender-Specific Treatment

There are many differences when it comes to the ways that men and women experience addiction. These differences include why they begin to use, how they cope and what it does to their bodies. With so many distinctions between females and males, it only makes