The American Journal of Medicine reports that approximately one in ten people who need help with a substance use disorder will seek out and obtain support. As hospitalizations due to opioid poisonings increase across Canada, Nova Scotia presents unique challenges. For...
Content warning: This story discusses trauma, PTSD, and substance use disorders. When two soldiers go to war and are exposed to the same conditions, why does one return with PTSD and develop a substance use disorder, and the other does not? The answer to this question...
Being an entrepreneur is tough. As a business owner, you’re likely to deal with long hours, high stress, and responsibilities that never seem to end. Even on a slow day, it’s still a 24-hour-a-day job. Not surprisingly, many entrepreneurs end up dealing with addiction...
Content warning: This story discusses sexual abuse, sexual violence, incest, trauma, self-harm, and substance use disorders. There’s a saying within addictions recovery that we never ask what’s wrong with someone. We ask what happened to them. That’s because trauma,...
Few things are shrouded in more mystery than what happens behind the walls of an addiction treatment centre. While you may have seen a few examples of what treatment centers are like on TV or film, as we all know, Hollywood and reality are two very different things....
For many people, what goes on inside an addiction treatment facility is a bit of a mystery. Sure, they might have a vague idea of the overall recovery philosophy, but when it comes to how each day is pieced together, they’re pretty much left wondering. So, in today’s...
