We are families helping families
Families for Addiction Recovery is a national charity founded by parents of children who have struggled with addiction from their teens. Our goal is long term recovery for those with addiction and their families.
- We offer parent-to-parent support for families struggling with addiction.
- We are a voice for families to influence government policy.
- We educate community groups, health care providers and law enforcement about addiction, health laws and drug policies.
Addiction is not easy to talk about or deal with. Most people struggling with addiction never receive treatment. For those who do, it is often only after they have hit rock bottom. It doesn’t have to be this way.
We know treating addiction can be effective, compassionate and saves taxpayers money. Public policy has to catch up with science and evidence. Families need to work together to end stigma and to make sure we get our fair share of health care funding. Let’s not let ignorance and prejudice continue to kill our loved ones.
Parent-to-Parent Support
New Online Parent Support Group
Public Policy
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Federal
Open Letter to Liberal MPs: Decriminalization Of Drug Possession To Protect Youth Using Substances
July 24, 2020 – Families for Addiction Recovery sent an open letter to Liberal MPs requesting action on the decriminalization of drug possession to protect youth using substances.
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Provincial
FAR Deputation to The Toronto Board of Health: Toronto Overdose Action Plan
The Toronto Board of Health adopted the recommendations of the Toronto Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Eileen De Villa, in the Toronto Overdose Action Plan Status Report 2020. FAR’s Executive Dir
Stories of Recovery
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Doug’s Story
Hi, my name is Doug, and I am a person in recovery. This is my story. When I was 19, I got engaged, and shortly after she became pregnant. She broke off the engagement before the child was born
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Father’s Day
There are a few dates that are engrained in my mind - friends and family members birthdays, my sober date, the day I got engaged, and Father’s Day 2015. It’s a bit ironic since I don’t remem
Why We Need Change
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A Funeral March for Change
By: Angie Hamilton, Executive Director, Families for Addiction Recovery Angie Hamilton (left) and Irene Reilly-Paterson (right) It’s April 16 - the National Day of Action on the Overdose Crisis
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A Failure of Caring; My Son’s Death
Addiction is a chronic relapsing brain disease that kills thousands of people yearly. Our son, Ian Maude, died of this disease at 32. Ian died because despite the loss of life and huge societal co
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