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Addiction Services: Have 18 to 21-Year-Olds Emerged From Their Adolescence?

Recent questions about caring for young adults battling drug and alcohol addiction are changing mindsets about where these young people belong in social...
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Mental Health and Addiction: Access Services in Dire Straits

There is a strong connection between addiction and mental health disorders and the two are often mutually sustaining. People with this dual diagnosis...
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Jamie’s Testimonial, Adult Center, Lac Écho

I am moving out of HPCII in Griffintown in 3 weeks. I have come a long way in the last five years. Prior to...
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Seven Ways to Start Talking About Drugs With a Young

It’s not easy for parents to start a conversation about drugs with their children. But youths become vulnerable targets as soon as they...
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Substance Abuse and Mental Illness: A Dual Diagnosis

May 2020: Mental Health Awareness Month In honor of mental health awareness month which has now come to a close, Portage is shedding...
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Why alcohol isn’t the answer for coping with COVID-19

As quarantine continues to establish itself as the new normal, the majority of us are experiencing unfamiliar concepts. Boredom, free time, and unfamiliar...
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How to take care of your mental health during COVID19

Quarantine is mentally and emotionally challenging, that’s for sure. Given the current state of the world, staying home is the new normal. For...
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7 Signs That You May Have a Drug or Alcohol Problem

                              I Think I Need Help
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Joe’s Testimonial

Looking back on my life, it's pretty easy to identify my lowest low.  Although my addiction did give me plenty of low moments...
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Portage Art Workshops

For many years now, Portage has made art workshops available to the residents of its rehabilitation centres. The workshops promote creative freedom in...
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Edible Cannabis : “Second Wave” of Cannabis Legalization to Take Effect in the Fall

Edible cannabis products (such as candies and cookies) will be authorized for sale starting in October. This “second wave” of cannabis legalization raises...
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E-Cigarettes: marketing and addiction?

In an interview with the TVA Nouvelles news channel on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, fourteen-year old Elizabeth explained how she became addicted to...