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Presentations by New Brunswick Sports Ambassadors (NB Hall of Fame) to Portage Atlantic youth
Sports Ambassadors from the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame gave a presentation to Portage Atlantic youth on various sports and their benefits. Discussions touched on barriers to overcome and...
Portage Atlantic Volunteer Recognition – Words of gratitude
Over the last two decades, Portage Atlantic has touched the lives of hundreds of teenagers who come to Portage seeking to break free from their addiction so they can lead...
Legalization doesn’t put an end to addiction
Many points of view have been put forward in speeches concerning the legalization of marijuana. Those in favour of the initiative denounce the failure of the repressive approach and the...
Recognising Cultural Diversity at Portage
In addition to being a residential drug addiction rehabilitation program that focuses on helping vulnerable youth to stop using drugs, Portage Ontario is about empowering its residents to develop a...
Community partners mean the world to us
Rehabilitating youth who are struggling with life's challenges and reintegrating them drug-free into society to become successful and productive adults has been Portage Ontario's mission for over three decades. The help...
The impact of social media on the culture of drug consumption
On June 7th, 2017, parents from the Saint-Malachie region were invited to attend a briefing session designed to help them understand the current issues of youth's drug use and the...
Hungarian addiction workers inspired by Portage’s model
There is a saying that imitation is the best form of flattery. Over the past 45 years, the Portage model of treatment has been replicated in more than a dozen...
Legalization doesn’t put an end to addiction: Portage’s reaction to Bill C-45 on marijuana
Many points of view have been put forward in speeches concerning the legalization of marijuana. Those in favour of the initiative denounce the failure of the repressive approach and the...
Emily’s Story of Freedom from Addiction at Portage Ontario
I sat in the waiting room looking at the walls and at the buzz of activity around me. The big sign on the wall read “Portage Drug Addiction Rehabilitation Centre”....
Portage graduates start a new life at Les Habitations Communautaires Portage II
Les Habitations Communautaires Portage II (HCP II), a brand new thirty-unit apartment building created to provide graduates of Portage’s drug addiction rehabilitation programs with access to supervised apartments following treatment,...
Construction of the Lewis Fitness Centre
After all the planning and fundraising for Portage Atlantic’s Lewis Fitness Centre project, construction is now well underway and Portage staff members and youth have been reveling in the anticipation...
Special program at Québec City Day Centre focuses on trauma’s effect on addiction
For many clients in treatment at Portage, substance abuse has often been seen as a way to ease the suffering caused by significant traumatic experiences that they have had to...
Equipping the children at the Mother and Child centre to better manage stress
Portage’s Mother and Child Program recognises that a parent’s issues with drug addiction can put a stressful burden on a child, which may affect his health, development, and relationships. In...
A pilot program to make transgender youth more comfortable while in drug rehabilitation treatment
All of the potential stresses of adolescence that may contribute to substance abuse can be compounded by a struggle with sexual identity. In order to better respond to the needs...
Portage working with the Psychology Foundation of Canada
Addiction and mental health issues are becoming increasingly intertwined, necessitating collaboration between experts in both fields. Portage recently met with the Psychology Foundation of Canada (PFC) to discuss how each...
Skye’s Story of Freedom from Addiction at Portage Ontario
Skye delivered the following address at the Portage Ontario Recognition Ceremony 2016. I’d like to start by thanking Portage for the opportunity to express my gratitude to so many of...
