Sep 11, 2020

Our Methodology of Alcohol Treatment compared with Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous may be one of the most common treatment programs out there, but it doesn’t work for everyone. Recovery…

Sep 11, 2020

Canadians Struggling with Addictions Need More Public Health Guidance During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Fewer Treatment Beds and Confusion About What Remains Open In last week’s blog, I reflected on the difference between the…

Aug 24, 2020

6 Reasons to Love Mango this Summer!

Aug 21, 2020

Strip Searches in Treatment Centres

When people call us looking for alcohol treatment and drug rehab programs, sometimes the topic of strip searches comes up.…

Aug 07, 2020

Addiction is “Bad”, But Death Is Worse: Why Canadians Need Greater Access to Suboxone to Treat Opioid Addiction

In a perfect world, people with addictions would participate in treatment and never look back...

Aug 06, 2020

High-Functioning Addicts: Why So Many of Them Don’t Get the Help They Need (Until It’s Too Late)

In a recent blog article on the dangers of having chronic drinkers going ‘cold turkey’ from alcohol, I pointed out…

Jul 14, 2020

A Warning to Chronic Drinkers: Going “Cold Turkey” Can Kill You

I was recently prompted to write this article after receiving a call from a chronic drinker...

Jun 26, 2020

Why Maturity is a Basic Admission Requirement at Sunshine Coast

The other day I took a call from a mother (I will call her “Stacey”) whose 34-year-old son (“Martin”) was…

Jun 08, 2020

Alcohol Use Disorder In Families: It’s Genetics, Not Destiny

Sometimes, when you suffer from an alcohol use disorder, it’s not just one big thing that weighs you down...

Jun 02, 2020

NHK’s Food Buffet Experiment and Changes We’ve Made in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

I was intrigued by a recent CNN feature that mentioned an experiment performed by NHK, a Japanese news station...