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|  | News & Information
|  | Chris Selley: The alcohol police are coming … for YOU
As of this coming Sunday, Ontarians under 22 years of age will be breaking the law if they have any detectable amount of alcohol in their systems while driving. If that cohort is upset with this turn of events, I have a very simple piece of advice: »Read more |  | New Downtown Eastside vision: Homes, decriminalized drugs, treatment
Vancouver could lead the world by transforming the Downtown Eastside into a community where everyone has a home, drug treatment is available on demand and drugs are decriminalized, according to a vision created by the Carnegie Community Action Project. »Read more |  | Legal system can't help date rape victims
Buying a test kit for offending drugs is an effective way for women to protect themselves: Ignore the hand-wringing from women's organizations that a new test kit for date-rape drugs is a cynical attempt to profit from female fear. Single women »Read more |  | A ONE-OF-A-KIND FAMILY ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTRE TO BE BUILT IN PRINCE ALBERT
The Ministry of Health has approved a funding agreement with the Prince Albert Parkland Regional Health Authority for the construction and operation of a family treatment centre that will allow families to stay together while receiving addiction treatment »Read more |  | Antidepressant may aid domestic abusers who drink
A combination of antidepressants, alcohol counseling and behavioral therapy may help curb violent tendencies in men with drinking problems. Researchers found that adding the antidepressant fluoxetine (Prozac) to alcohol treatment and behavioral therapy wo »Read more |  | Traffickers love their banks!
Mexican drug cartels use international financial institutions to launder money with surprisingly good co-operation.
"It's the banks laundering money for the cartels that finances the tragedy," says Martin Woods, a former Scotland Yard investigator and.. »Read more |  | African heroin addicts inject each other's blood: report
A new report chronicles a disturbing trend in African cities called 'flashblood' addicts injecting another's blood into their own veins to feed off their heroin high. In a continent already plagued with AIDS and hepatitis, this technique poses the higher »Read more |  | OxyContin taking an increasing toll
The headlines keep repeating themselves across the country: "Pharmacy robbed at gunpoint for OxyContin", "Break-ins linked to OxyContin", "Hillbilly heroin claims another life". Abuse of OxyContin and other prescribed opioids is on the rise. »Read more |
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| | Aftercare – “Treatment is a great beginning but aftercare determines how you finish” |  | From Treatment to Sustained Recovery
Professional treatment of alcohol and drug problems can start someone on the road to recovery, but a few weeks of treatment should not be mistaken for long-term recovery. It is about where you live, how you work and play, who is included and excluded »Read more |  | The road to recovery
While celebrities may check themselves into an expensive rehab clinic for a 'miracle cure', recovery for most people struggling from an addiction is long and hard - which is why they need all the support they can get. Ask any member of the public »Read more |  | Overcoming Addiction Through a Holistic Approach
Addictions come in all forms and wears many disguises, and even though you cannot always identify them, they are always bound up in the history of the family. Through some intensive work I have done at various rehabs, I have conceived of a program for »Read more |
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| People, Places & Things
|  | The big O2: Oxygen is proving a revolutionary therapy for addicts
HOW many times have you been told to leave a wound alone to let the fresh air get at it? This wonder treatment is none other than oxygen - free and all around us. But what if it could be harnessed and used to treat a range of illnesses, from MS to drug ad »Read more |  | Drink Coasters are Helping to Stop Date Rape
“That's an assault that is against the soul, the very being of a person," Renee Morris, the Assistant Executive Dir. for the Crisis Center in Odessa. Date rape drugs are a threat every night at clubs and bars across the country, but now a simple piece o »Read more |  | Taking back their streets
Oshawa neighbours fight to reclaim their homes from drugs and the sex trade: OSHAWA -- Tucked away just south of downtown Oshawa is a neighbourhood known for being one of the best and one of the worst in the city, depending on who you ask. »Read more |  | Harvest House in New Brunswick opens door when others have closed
For the past 13 years, Cal Maskery, founder and executive director of Harvest House, along with the board of directors and staff, have been breathing new life into people who considered themselves hopeless, people with homelessness issues and »Read more |  | New addictions treatment centre for troubled women fills gap in Chilliwack
“Don’t waste your pain.” Those words, spoken by someone at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting years ago, have helped Christine Brayshaw turn a drug addiction into a desire to help women in the same situation. »Read more |  | Yukon opens traditional healing camp
A new addictions treatment facility near Whitehorse is combining traditional aboriginal teachings with modern methods."Being on the land, I think, it will bring more inner peace than a program like a treatment centre," said Jessie Dawson, a councillor... »Read more |  | A Closer Look: How Ecstasy harms
The drug, popular at raves, can make users feel sharp. But that doesn't make it safe. It's not easy to put numbers on how often Ecstasy causes death — sometimes other drugs are involved, sometimes drug testing isn't done. A study in England, published »Read more |
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| | Bellwood Health Services – “The good news of treatment and recovery” |  | Binge Eating Disorder: An Overlooked Eating Disorder
I have battled with my weight for many years. As a chubby young child, my family frequently commented about my size and teased me about my "baby fat." When I got a bit older, my mother put me on various diets. »Read more |  | Anger and Addiction: when their paths meet
Anger is a natural, human emotion. Our ability to feel anger is built into our bodies. It is a signal to us that something is wrong and it gives people around us the indication that we are experiencing some kind of distress. »Read more |  | Why Do So Many Trauma Survivors Develop Addictions?
The impact of psychological trauma on mental health has been under-estimated. Clinical experience and a growing body of research is linking trauma to chronic depression, bidpolar disorder, anxiety disorders…
»Read more |  | Sex Addiction in the Therapeutic Spotlight
Russell Forrest addresses the 100 or so people assembled in the conference room: "I applaud your courage and your willingness to break the silence," the therapist says. "I think everyone here is terribly courageous." »Read more |  | Gambling – The Hidden Addiction
Most people know the dangers of drugs and alcohol, particularly when they lead to addiction. Teachers, families, the media and our government have provided these awareness messages. We have all been exposed to ‘say no to drugs' campaigns and »Read more |  | The Many Faces of Addiction Symposium Presented by Bellwood
Whether you are a healthcare or corporate professional, or an individual whose life has been touched by addiction, this symposium will provide education, training and information… »Read more |  | Register for Bellwood’s Professionals in Residence Day
Bellwood invites you to join us for a complimentary Professionals in Residence Day seminar. Meet our staff and learn about our comprehensive range of services and treatment programs for addictions... »Read more |
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| Counsellor’s Corner
|  | Let's Talk About Addiction: with Candace Plattor, Addiction Specialist
Lindsay Lohan Goes to Jail - I have many thoughts and feelings about this, and as I listened to Larry King Live and Entertainment Tonight this evening, I was completely appalled by what I was hearing. »Read more |  | 90 Day Treatment Stay The New "Gold Standard
According to Tim Johnson, Admissions Team Leader at the Betty Ford Center, “As potential patients and families do their homework and get more educated about the disease of addiction to alcohol and/or other drugs, they are drawn to programs that »Read more |  | INTERVENTIONS
Loved ones are gathered together to confront the addicted person. The process is designed to convey love and concern and not anger and resentment. Each person takes an opportunity to state his / her concerns backed up by actual events that »Read more | | Addiction, Recovery, and Coming Out of Our Comfort Zones
I believe that every person on this planet, without exception, uses at least one addictive behaviour designed to distract them from having to deal with difficult feelings and painful situations. As controversial as that statement may be for some people, I »Read more |  | Why you need a community of support
Do you see any difference in the health of people who belong to organized religions/churches compared to those who say they are spiritual but don't belong to a particular church? »Read more |
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| | Highlights & Special Mentions | | | Inspirational Thoughts - Courtesy of the Angels Recovery Community
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He who is full loathes honey,
but to the hungry even
what is bitter tastes sweet
Proverbs 27:7 ____________
Perseverance is not a long race;
it is many short races one after another.
Walter Elliot –
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"What we have done for ourselves dies with us;
what we have done for others and the world
remains and is immortal." -- Albert Pike -- _____________
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