Jul 22, 2013

Support Addiction Recovery by Supporting Celebrities in Rehab

Celebrity addictions are publicized all the time. It seems every month the tabloids have photos of someone famous battling addiction…

Jul 15, 2013

Remembering Cory Monteith: It was an Accident Before an Addiction

You’ve probably already heard, but in case you haven’t, 31-year-old Glee Star, Cory Monteith, passed away in his Vancouver hotel…

Dec 29, 2012

Recovery from Addiction Requires Developing Multiple Perspectives

Having a perspective is a way of describing how we see ourselves, other people and the world in general. What is…

Dec 17, 2012

Do Holiday Work Parties Overwhelm You?

It’s that time of year again. The holiday season. Holidays may mean different things to you and your friends –…

Nov 24, 2012

Addict Nation – What Does Black Friday Tell Us About Society

As Black Friday overtakes American Thanksgiving in popularity, it seems that we are all partially responsible for promoting unhealthy attachments to external…

Nov 10, 2012

Designer Drug Alert: Smiles

By Daniel Jordan Director Almost one month to the day when an article on bath salts appeared in this blog,…

Oct 22, 2012

Choose Careers Worth More Than Just Dollars

A meaningful career is an important factor in individual addiction and recovery. At Sunshine Coast Health Center we hear many…

Oct 18, 2012

Avoiding ‘Triggers’ Is a Doomed Relapse Prevention Strategy

Rising costs. Falling revenues. It seems that the one thing that governments around the world have in common is an…

Feb 24, 2012

Roger Martin – Why Am I Doing This? What Treatment Can Learn From Business

Ever since I read The Opposable Mind: How Successful Leaders Win Through Integrative Thinking, I have been a big fan…

Feb 06, 2012

The Nature of Stress – Setting Successful Goals (6 of 6)

In this 6th and final instalment on setting successful goals, Cathy Patterson-Sterling discusses the nature of stress as it relates…