Individuals who decide to enter treatment for substance abuse issues do so with a great amount of concern and anxiety. For many, it may seem that their entire way of life as they know it is coming to an end, a concept that would frighten anyone. However, after a period during which they are away…
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Marijuana is now legal for adults in Canada and is all over the news today. While this can have a positive impact on those who can use it legally for medical purposes, youths today may be curious about whether marijuana is safe for them to use and if it’s something they should try. However, the…
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A growing concern in Canada today, impaired driving causes a large percentage of vehicle crashes every day. Understanding what impaired driving is as well as how it can be prevented is key to reducing the number of traffic accidents and fatalities that occur throughout Canada. Those who have driven while impaired and who are addicted…
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Self will is described as stubborn or willful adherence to one's own desires or ideas. So it isn’t too difficult to imagine how self will can be problematic when we think about substance use dependency and addiction. The self will isn’t particularly interested in others, does not like hard work and does not value the…
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There are many changes each individual will make over their lifetime. Some of these changes are natural and unstoppable, others are changes we make by choice. Making the decision to change can be difficult. Whether we recognize it or not, we go through six (6) stages for every decision to change we make. Each individual…
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Friends and family play a major role in recovery. A fine line can exist between helping and enabling: Letting your teenage son/daughter “get away” with not doing chores because they have an exam can be helping. Not acknowledging you son/daughter’s defiance, substance use and inappropriate behaviour by just saying “Kids will be kids, they’ll grow…
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