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This Week In The News: From Realizing an Alcohol Problem to Understanding Lasting Recovery

In the News; Week Ended February 15th, 2026   Recovering alcoholic reveals the one specific behavior she noticed that helped her realize she had a problem A TV star talks about how she realized she had an alcohol problem and how she manage to quit and stay sober.     Addiction affects your brain as […]

This Week In The News: From Faster Treatment to Family-Centred Care: Canada Advances a More Compassionate, Preventive Approach to Addiction

In the News; Week Ended February 8th, 2026     CAMH research drives rapid practice change to improve opioid treatment for people at highest risk Great news! Getting on Sublocade, a monthly injection of Suboxone to treat opioid addiction, is now easier. Sublocade, can now be started one hour after a dose of Suboxone under […]

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This Week In The News: When Coping Mechanisms Turn Dangerous—and the Road Back to Recovery   ‘Nobody knew I was an addict, not even Coach Saban.’ Two years sober, Scott Cochran lives a ‘purpose-driven’ life. Words of wisdom from a famous American  university football coach who has overcome addiction to oxycontin. It is all about […]

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