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|  | News & Information
|  | Substance abuse, not mental illness, causes violent crime
An exhaustive study which tracked more than 8,000 patients diagnosed with schizophrenia and another 3,700 identified as having bipolar disorder over three decades in Sweden found that the abuse of illegal drugs and alcohol caused mentally ill people »Read more |  | Legalise drugs and a worldwide epidemic of addiction will follow
The debate between those who dream of a world free of drugs and those who hope for a world of free drugs has been raging for years. I believe the dispute between prohibition and legalisation would be more fruitful if it focused on the appropriate degree »Read more |  | Prescription Drug Abuse Hype
Once again, it’s the less than 10 per cent of the population who abuse prescription drugs who seem to be getting all the attention. One only needs to read Ontario Health Minister Deb Matthews’ comments last Friday or the accompanying news release »Read more |  | OxyContin worries misplaced: pain experts
Ontario's new strategy to restrict inappropriate use of opioid painkillers like OxyContin could discourage doctors from prescribing them when needed, leaving patients with chronic pain to suffer needlessly, pain experts say. »Read more |  | Study Identifies Risk Factors For Painkiller Addiction And Links The Addiction To Genetics
A new Geisinger study begins to unlock the puzzle of painkiller (opioid) addiction why some people are more likely to become addicted than others. Geisinger investigators have found that patients with four common risk factors have a significantly higher »Read more |  | Q&A: Drug-impaired driving in Canada
Doug Beirness and Erin Beasley of the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse in Ottawa published the results of a roadside survey on alcohol and drug use among drivers in British Columbia in the journal Traffic Injury Prevention. »Read more |  | Our drug priorities need to change
It’s the abuse of prescription drugs which kills hundreds of Canadians annually. Whether it’s because of ongoing pain, depression or the urge to get high, more and more people are heading to their doctors — not the neighbourhood pusher — for a fix »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 |  | A Home Away delivers the full message! Aftercare, it may determine just how you finish.
At A Home Away we understand that your time with us is just the beginning of helping you sustain sobriety and to recover from the effects of addiction. Anybody can stop using or drinking. It is easy to quit and you've probably done it a thousand times... »Read more |
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| People, Places & Things
|  | Addict found life on the school side of the street
The lowest point in Damon McCredie's life came in his 20s, when the drug-addicted east Vancouver man was in jail and sobriety forced him to recognize the jarring bleakness of his life. "That's when I had enough clarity to realize what was happening
»Read more |  | Ritalin improves brain function, task performance in cocaine abusers
A brain-scanning study conducted with collaborators from Stony Brook University, reveals that an oral dose of methylphenidate, commonly known as Ritalin, improves impaired brain function and enhances cognitive performance in people who are addicted to co »Read more |  | Is abstinence the best policy for addiction?
Oliver, 50, has good reason to ask herself the question. When just 31, she had reached such a state of physical decrepitude from alcohol abuse that she was given last rites by a priest, yet, "somehow, I don't know how", she pulled through. »Read more |  | DICK POUND TACKLES GROWING DRUG ABUSE PROBLEM AMONG CANADA'S YOUTH
OTTAWA, Sept. 2 /CNW/ - Partnership for a Drug Free Canada - PDFC announces that world-renowned anti-doping crusader Dick Pound has accepted the position as Chairman of the Board for Canada's newly founded Partnership for a Drug Free Canada - PDFC. »Read more |  | It's a constant battle'
On Ritchie Street, there are two sides to life, and they're as different as night and day, Kristy Nease reports. the Britannia Woods social housing project on Ritchie Street, there is no such thing as an easy fix. The neighbourhood has been thrust into th »Read more |  | Addict aims to end the misery of prescription drug
CAMBRIDGE — Chris Sutherland wasn’t worried when he started snorting OxyContin regularly as a teenager. Already an experienced drug user after experimenting with everything he could get his hands on, he knew the prescription painkiller — often »Read more |  | Old Vancouver motor hotel gets new life as part of homelessness experiment
VANCOUVER — Downtown Vancouver’s old Bosman’s Motor Hotel is once again filling up fast. Not with the road-weary travellers of earlier days, however, but with people whose paths in life have led them, wearily, to the streets. »Read more |
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| | Bellwood Health Services – “The good news of treatment and recovery” | | | Counsellor’s Corner
|  | Fix poverty before you go after the drinkers
It is a moral code that underpins the policy of providing free care for the elderly and compensating prisoners for abuses of their dignity; of keeping minor offenders out of jail and ensuring that our children gain access to free nursery care. It is prese »Read more |  | The pain of loving a problem drinker
YOUR HEALTH: There is little recognition of the fact that the families of alcoholics often need as much help to 'recover' as the drinkers themselves. WHEN A FAMILY member drinks to excess or drinks in a dependent manner, the repercussion for the health, s »Read more |  | Can red wine help keep you thin?
Drinking red wine in moderation is linked an incredible range of positive health benefits, especially the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. One recent study also showed that certain substances in red wine may help our overall health by preventing the »Read more |  | 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 |
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| | Highlights & Special Mentions | | | Inspirational Thoughts - Courtesy of the Angels Recovery Community
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As water reflects the face
so a man's heart reflects the man
Proverbs 27:19 ____________
Let's get our priorities straight!
God
Spouse
Children
Work
Church
David Paur
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We are new every day! Irene Claremont de Castillego _____________
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