SAD & Alcohol Rehab in Ottawa: 10 Ways to Brighten the Dark Winter Season
Struggling with SAD this winter? Learn practical ways to protect your well-being and recovery. This guide explores 10 steps to cope and how alcohol rehab in Ottawa can provide compassionate support.
Non-Abstinent Recovery: Your Joyful Path to Healing
Discover why a growing movement is looking at non-abstinent recovery as a valid and positive path to healing that emphasis in your well-being not by abstinence.
There Is No One Size Fits All Approach to Alcoholism and Recovery
Don’t let addiction steal your happiness. At Sobriety.ca Foundation, we know that recovery is a personal journey. While Alcoholics Anonymous has helped many, it’s important to find what works for you. Whether through spirituality, psychology, or holistic methods, the key to lasting recovery is personalizing the approach. Check out inspiring stories like Beth Leipholtz’s, who discovered her own way to sobriety. Join us in exploring various recovery options that can lead you to a healthier, happier life without alcohol. Your new start begins here!
You Love an Addict, But Addiction is No Push Over
The complexities of both the physical and mental aspects to addiction continue to baffle those of us who aren’t educated on the issue. I’ve been blogging about addiction for over two years now, and while I’ve gained some general knowledge, and have read countless internet articles about a wide variety of addiction issues, I confess […]
Beer King and Burger Beer Coming To The U.K.
A Burger King restaurant in the U.K. can now server beer with a meal, which has local government officials and police worried about the possible ramifications, and rightly so. However, before we get too caught up in the possibilities of future implications, lets look at what might happen in the immediate “aftermath” of alcohol being […]
Changing The American Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities With Investment
With over 20 million people in the United States suffering from a substance abuse problem, it’s no wonder that available beds in treatment facilities are scarce. The number of factors involved in helping those addicted to drugs or alcohol are, for lack of a better word, abundant. This poses a serious problem in allocating resources […]
Addiction Doesn’t Always Fit That Mold
This post is personal. I won’t be providing extensive factual backup to why I hold the opinions that I do. This post is about two things: My very limited experience with drugs, and a close family member’s much longer and ongoing battle with drugs and alcohol. Like a lot of teenagers, I tried drugs for […]
Traumatic Brain Injuries, Drugs and Alcohol Could Spell Trouble for Teens and Their Developing Brains
As Canadians, and as lovers of hockey and other contact sports, we hear a lot about concussions and other traumatic brain injuries. There have been calls for years to ban certain violent aspects of these sports for our younger players, but there is always that risk in hockey, football, soccer and others that someone could […]
Canada Should Pay Attention to the Example Set by First Nations When it Comes to Substance Abuse
For many a year the aboriginal population of Canada have been part of a troubling statistic. Aboriginals make up a very large number of those imprisoned in Canadian jails. While aboriginals only make up about 4% of the Canadian population, they account for 23% of federal prisoners. Think about that. 4% of the population accounts […]