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According to Statistics Canada, 60% of illicit drug users are aged between 15 and 24. With the legalization of substances such as marijuana and vaping products, more ‘innocent’ drugs have […]

Great work, you have successfully gone through the journey of becoming sober. Now, you must divert your attention to prevent relapse. Staying sober doesn’t just ‘happen’, you have to work […]

Hardly a week goes by where we don’t see a celebrity’s story trending as they check into a drug and alcohol rehab centre. Sometimes it feels like every famous person […]

When you get sucked into the whirlwind that is the life of a drug addict, you realize that their addiction didn’t start at the moment they completely succumbed to utter […]

It is not easy for the un-addicted to appreciate what addiction feels like. The first tentative try, an uncertain second time and then a rapid incorporation of heroin into everyday […]

Reliance on alcohol and drugs to get through life takes a toll on your mind and body. You may not feel it, but you tend to shrink physically, mentally and […]

Opioids are a class of pain-relieving drugs that work by intermingling with the opioid receptors in your body’s cells. Some, like morphine, are made from the poppy plant, while others, […]

It is common to stereotype a friend, who drinks too much, as an alcoholic. However, the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction has set clear guidelines to help identify […]

To say that it is extremely difficult to have a victim of abuse in the family would be an understatement. Watching a loved one suffer from the trauma of addiction […]

If you have a loved one who has a possible substance use problem, you may start to ask yourself, what is drug abuse? To define drug abuse, it is the habitual […]