Are you concerned that your spouse is drinking too much? According to the Canadian Institute for Health, alcohol was linked to 77,000 hospitalizations in 2015, that’s an average of about 210 a day. And a recent study has revealed that Alberta has higher than average...
Addiction is a disease, and like all diseases, it doesn’t just go away by itself – it needs treatment. Every parent’s worst fear is that their child is doing drugs, and if they discover that this is a fact, they will experience a deluge of...
Calgary is in the grips of a fentanyl crisis and more interventions are needed to save lives. But the problem with fentanyl-laced drugs reaches much further than statistics on overdoses and deaths; one of the most serious issues with drug abuse is long-term brain damage and...
If you have just helped a love one through and intervention, congratulations. That was probably one of the most difficult challenges you have had to face. However, the intervention is just the first step in the process of rehabilitation. Committing to an aftercare treatment program...
According to the 2012 Canadian Alcohol and Drug Use Monitoring Survey, an estimated 21.6% of Canada’s population met the criteria for a substance use disorder. That’s a quarter of the country’s population. Everyone knows someone who has struggled with substance abuse, and while addiction is...
An intervention and the following period of treatment is a difficult time. Friends and family who are supporting their loved one need to set clear boundaries to ensure they maintain their emotional wellbeing throughout the duration of treatment. Healthy boundaries are essential to healthy relationships at...
On the worst days, in Vancouver, B.C. first responders in the downtown east side of Vancouver have been dispatched to as many as 135 overdoses across the city in a 24-hour period. Public health experts in Vancouver are expecting between 1,400 and 1,500 deaths in...
You know something has to change. You know that you and your family can’t go on living this way. You are concerned that a person you love is addicted to drugs or alcohol, but you are not sure what to do. Does any of the...
Drug addiction across Canada is a serious problem and causes great harm to both the individual, the family, friends and community, and society at large. There is a great need to educate and support our youth as they navigate the dangers of drugs, alcohol, and...
On December 9th Andy Bhatti, a Vancouver based Drug and Alcohol Interventionist, Calgary Flames Alumni Theo Fleury, Dr. Lacresha Hall, Marshall Smith Director of Partnerships at Cedars Cobble Hill Treatment Center and Devin McGuire the Executive Director of Revolution Recovery will come together to help...
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