Having a healthier relationship with alcohol starts with recognizing the challenging role it plays in our cultural identity For generations, Maritimers have had a complex relationship with alcohol. Our ancestors smuggled it, made it, and sold it. And of course, they...
What Does a Gender-Specific Treatment Approach Look Like? Gender-specific addiction treatment offers separate programming for men and women, taking a tailored approach in order to explore key issues around the root causes of addiction for each gender. While treatment...
Though the chemicals in drugs and alcohol that manipulate and bake themselves into your brain are the initiator of your addiction, they are not the primary diet of your addiction. Your addiction is fed by the distress of finding your next fix. The distress of not...
Some aspects of addiction are little known, while others aren’t. Most importantly, here are 3 facts about addiction that are misconceived. The Causes of Addiction You may, like most, believe that an addicted person is someone who has a little too much to drink a...
It’s easy to put the blame where it doesn’t belong. Often, when a couple enters a therapy session, its often the case that one of the parties feels victimized, and helpless to solve the situation. Even the addicted one may feel that it is solely their responsibility...
Addiction is a disease. It usually begins as a teenager, or even a child. It’s very similar to other diseases; is blocks the regular, healthy systems of the related organs, resulting in serious, hazardous consequences. Diseases can be diagnosed and are treatable, but...
