Addiction is a complex disease that affects brain function and behavior, and while it is treatable, there isn’t one single treatment that is right for everyone. We are all unique individuals with a unique DNA, and personal physical and mental history, and every patient who is...
If you have recently discovered that a friend of family member is addicted to drugs, you may be wondering about the treatment process for drug addiction. In Vancouver, there are many drug rehabilitation centers and addiction programs that can help addicts overcome their addiction to substance...
All through towns and cities in Alberta, children experience the effects of a parent with alcohol addiction. Alcohol is a socially accepted drug, and that makes alcohol addiction difficult to recognize and dangerous to both the alcoholic and his or her family, and for children...
In today’s culture, we are bombarded with messages that encourage social drug taking and drinking, and it is often depicted as glamorous and cool, or sexy and sophisticated. But there is nothing cool, glamorous, or sexy about watching a loved one become incoherent, incapacitated, and ill...
The number of deaths through drug addiction in Vancouver is unprecedented. Reports show that in March 2018 there were 161 deaths from drug overdoses, and the number and frequency of deaths by drug overdose has been steadily increasing month by month. If you know someone who...
When someone you love is addicted to drugs or alcohol, you want to help them kick the habit before their mental and physical health deteriorates, and that means getting them into a treatment center as quickly as possible. But, unfortunately, someone in the grips of an...
Overdose rates in B.C. have been the cause for extreme concern. In April 2016, it was declared a public health emergency.Despite the increase in drug treatment centers, the high number of overdoses and overdose deaths throughout the province has increased. In 2016 the CBC conducted research...
Increasingly, more Albertans are going to Vancouver for rehab treatment. This may seem like a long way to go to seek rehab treatment, but there a few good reasons behind this decision. Most Albertans have found that rehab treatment costs less in Vancouver, the programs...
Scott Holden was 12 years old when he had his first drink, by Grade 10 he was arrested for breaking into cars; by Grade 12 he was high more often than he was sober. This once bright, athletic kid had an addiction problem, and like so...
Alcohol is responsible for more deaths and domestic violence than drugs, and yet it is widely ignored as a problem substance. An estimated four percent of the population over the age of 15 is dependent on alcohol in Canada, and young adults between the ages of...
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