Libby Szarka looked around at the people who had become her “new family.” They were a poor comparison to the family she had left behind—three daughters, the youngest only 8 when Ms. Szarka started living on the streets of Calgary, dealing and smoking crack. “They wouldn’t think twice to stab you up for a hoot…
‘I can change my story’: Addiction Recovery Journey Boosted by Helping Others
Gamblers Crushed by Losses Find Hope and Recovery
Ted Hartwell had learned to gamble from his father. It was a way to relax and have fun. But by the time he had racked up $90,000 in secret gambling debts as an adult, it wasn’t fun anymore. He had told his wife that he had quit years ago and knew that he was on…
Community Is Central to Recovery in Nation’s Addiction Crisis, Says Treatment Center Founder
International treatment ministry leader Andy Partington grew up in a rehabilitation center, where his parents worked, and witnessed both the destruction wrought by addiction and the hope born out of recovery. This led Partington to spend a year as a missionary after high school before continuing his education and eventually pursuing his doctorate at the London…
New Mexico Reaches $500 Million Settlement With Walgreens in Opioid Case
June 10, 2023
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New Mexico has settled with Walgreens for $500 million over the pharmacy’s role in giving highly addictive prescription opioid painkillers without due attention to prescriptions raising concerns for drug abuse and addiction. Opioids include legal painkillers such as OxyContin, and various forms of the drug fentanyl. Fentanyl, a highly addictive and potent synthetic opioid, was…
‘Canada Is Dying’ as New Opioid Crisis Hits, Fueled by ‘Safer Supply’: Documentary Filmmaker
With its “safer supply” approach to addiction, Canada’s federal government is giving out large amounts of hydromorphone—a drug that’s too mild to satisfy many addicts, but powerful enough to attract the new drug-users getting ahold of it, says documentary filmmaker Aaron Gunn. Each addict can receive dozens of pills daily, and many of them sell…
Vancouver Man Selling Hard Drugs at ‘The Drugs Store’ Arrested
Jerry Martin, 51, opened his mobile The Drugs Store in downtown Vancouver on May 3 to sell cocaine, crack, methamphetamine, and heroin. Martin first announced his plans to open this store in January, when British Columbia decriminalized the possession of small amounts of these substances. He told media he understood the risk of arrest but…
Former Drug Dealer Tells How San Francisco Failed the Homeless | Ricci Wynne
April 3, 2023
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“When I came back to San Francisco, I started seeing things through a different lens, I started seeing it for what it really was. And it was really jarring to me.” Siyamak Khorrami sits down with Ricci Wynne, a San Francisco resident and videographer. He was once a drug addict and was labeled a career…
10 Truths About Trauma
March 28, 2023
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As an incurable optimist, I daily recognize the many things in our world that cause us to smile and celebrate. As a mental health professional, I daily recognize the many things in our world that cause people pain and peril. Many of the troubles plaguing our society subject people to traumatic experiences, usually at no…
Alberta Announces ‘Record Breaking’ Budget for Addiction, Reports on Recovery-Based Approach
Alberta officials announced “record breaking” spending on addiction recovery in the province’s upcoming budget and a new panel of leading international experts to inform Alberta’s recovery-based approach. “Alberta has emerged as a national leader in building recovery-oriented systems of care for addiction and mental health,” said Nicholas Milliken, minister for mental health and addiction, at…
Food Addiction: Main Causes, 3 Ways to Overcome
While tasty and flavorful, unhealthy, processed foods can trap us into experiencing cravings that mirror those of addiction. In July 2022, the University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging asked a national sample of adults aged between 50 and 80 about symptoms of addiction to highly processed food and looked at how these symptoms…
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