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These days experimenting with alcohol and drugs during teenage years is not only common, but even considered an acceptable rite of passage. While casually trying alcohol or drugs doesn’t always lead to harm, it can have serious results, particularly for…
Canada’s youth have it tough - navigating significant growth and change, facing peer pressure and trying to fit in, all while facing many stressful and complex decisions. And one the most difficult decisions? Whether or not to experiment with drugs…
Practicing mindfulness allows individuals with a tendency to be disconnected from the present moment, and overly focused on their thoughts, to cultivate a connection with the world around them. Our tendency towards a focus on self, to the exclusion of…
Treating a substance addiction is a complicated process that can only begin when the addict decides to open up to treatment. This is frustrating because watching a friend struggle with addiction is painful, and it’s impossible to force the treatment…
At some point in their teenage years, most children stop fully confiding in their parents. Often this is just another phase in life, but when drug or alcohol use/abuse is involved, an open dialogue between parents and their teenager is…