Canada Should Pay Attention to the Example Set by First Nations When it Comes...
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...
View ArticleShould People on Social Assistance Programs Like Welfare Be Routinely Tested...
The issue of welfare and those worthy of receiving it has always been a huge problem for governments. Therefore, it isn’t surprising that the Governor of Michigan wants those receiving welfare and...
View ArticleTraumatic Brain Injuries, Drugs and Alcohol Could Spell Trouble for Teens and...
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...
View ArticleYou 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...
View ArticleAddiction 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...
View ArticleThe Morality Question For Celebrities And Their Drug Use And Abuse
With actors, singers and other celebrities almost flaunting drug use in the western world it begs the question whether we should take our cues, as many often do, from the rich and famous. It doesn’t...
View ArticleChanging The American Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities With...
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...
View ArticleSingle Mothers Addicted to Drugs and Alcohol Fight For Their Children and...
The burden of being a single mother is not something I will ever know, and when I use the term burden, I am not making a child out to be an encumbrance. A child is innocent, and the source of immense...
View ArticleHigh-Dose Opioid Deaths A Bigger Concern for Men
The dangers of opioid medications like oxycodone, hydromorphone and morphine are becoming more and more well known thanks to countless studies, but it would seem that men are at a higher risk than...
View ArticleProvincial Court for Drug Addiction is Getting a Second Chance to Help...
To some, it’s a rare occurrence when the federal government of Canada does something right that should be applauded and recognized as a good idea. It isn’t a new idea, but the feds have decided to...
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