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Read about what's going on at the Portage substance abuse rehabilitation centres and employment reintegration centres in Atlantic Canada.

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Portage Workbook helps clients take control of their own recovery

As Portage’s drug rehabilitation treatment approach has evolved over the years, there has been an increasing focus on clients’ unique attributes and individual...
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Fredéric Laforge – Testimonial of a Portage Atlantic graduate

Fifteen years of Sobriety and counting. If you're reading this and are thinking about getting help: Go get it NOW! I promise you,...
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Fall behind in school while in treatment? Not at Portage!

All Portage centres for adolescents offer mandatory on-site high school programming recognised by local school boards and adapted to the needs of the...
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The Portage Experience, from the perspective of the Executive Director

The time a person spends at Portage can best be described as a time of self-discovery. In the supportive and nurturing environment of...
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How Family Services empower loved ones to play an active role in the recovery process

One person’s addiction affects many more than that one person. Parents often feel helpless and guilty in the face of a child’s addiction,...
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Portage helps to raise awareness about prescription medication abuse among youth

  One out of eight adolescents has admitted to using prescription medication Many youth mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal...
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Aftercare: Working to better leverage community services to respond to client needs

Reintegrating back into everyday life is often the most vulnerable point in an addict’s recovery, as new values, behaviours, and attitudes are put...
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Portage’s Recognition Ceremony: A forty-year tradition

Overcoming substance abuse - reconnecting with loved ones, going back to work or to school, becoming an active member of society, and making...
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Campagne de financement de Portage Atlantique vise à sensibiliser les donateurs aux rêves des jeunes

« Les enfants ne rêvent pas de devenir toxicomanes » est le slogan de la première campagne de financement en ligne de Portage...