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Being Sober Makes Me Unique!
To drink or not to drink, is a question that often trots about our heads considering the latter is less encouraged when being out. Society so glorifies alcohol that opting...
The International Day of Friendship is Celebrated on July 30th.
The International Day of Friendship is a UNESCO initiative, which was revived by the United Nations General Assembly in 1997. Established on July 30th, it defines the culture of peace...
7 Steps to Better Wellness
The International Day of Self-Care or Wellness was established on July 24, 2011, to promote the importance of healthy lifestyles. Self-care is a concept which is increasingly common in...
Seven Tips for Cultivating Happiness
Happiness can be defined as a sustained state of well-being, a sense of fulfilment and contentment that lasts over time. For many of us, feeling truly and completely happy is...
The Liver, the One Affected by Your Drinking
The liver is an amazing organ, it alone fulfills more than 300 essential vital functions. It is the vitamin reservoir at our body’s disposal. The liver is a bona fide...
The Short and Long-term Effects of Alcohol Consumption
Excessive alcohol consumption is a public health issue because it creates multiple social and health problems. In a 2012 report, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that alcohol was the...
International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
The United Nations (UN) estimates today that more than 240 million people in the world suffer from illicit drug use. This represents 4.7% of the world’s population. It’s in light...
Long and Short-Term Effects of Cannabis
While a few states in the United States have already made the leap, like Colorado, California, and Oregon, the bill for the legalization of cannabis in Canada was tabled and...
The Addiction Cycle… and How to Break it!
The Addiction Cycle Addiction to something, whether it be to cigarettes, alcohol, other drugs, or to certain behaviours (shopping, gambling, pornography, etc.), is hardly ever experienced as something pleasurable by...
The Great Dictator Returns : Let’s Love Ourselves!
Frank Gjata, inspired by the famous Great Dictator Speech written by Charlie Chaplin in 1940, wrote this speech imagining what message Chaplin might deliver to us if he were alive...
Humanity in Nursing
My Strong Interest in Mental Health and Addiction I can still remember that morning in August 2014. For several weeks, I had been looking for a job that would fit...
Effects and Harms of Cannabis: Misconceptions among Youth
Cannabis is the most commonly used illicit drug among Canadians aged 15 to 24, and is more commonly used by youth in Canada than in any other country, according to...
From Pot Smoker to Lamplighter
It all began very innocently… I was fourteen when I smoked my first joint. I lived in an outlying region and it was our way of having fun among friends...
Access to Youth Services : Portage Innovates
Responding quickly to youth and parents who require assistance is a major challenge for all partners in the youth drug-rehabilitation sector. Last year, the managers of Portage's drug addiction rehabilitation...
Knowing How to Let Go
I am not a Victim Only I am responsible for my actions and my decisions. I could forever blame my difficulties on my parents, the people around me, my mental...
Cannabis is an Insidious Herb
Innocent Beginnings I started using cannabis around the age of 12, to deal with all the anger and the feelings of injustice I felt about what was happening in my...
