This Week In The News: From Finding Purpose in Recovery to Understanding Addiction Risk in Childhood and New Evidence for More Effective Opioid Treatment
In the News; Week Ended August 9th, 2026 “It Was The Worst Day Of My Life”: Ben Affleck Shared The Arguably Surprising Thing That Made Him Get Sober, And People Are Divided Addiction arises out of avoiding pain. Recovery requires experiencing that pain, whatever it may be for you. A motivation outside of oneself, children […]
This Week In The News: From New Residential Recovery Supports in Hamilton to Shorter Wait Times for Treatment and Emerging Addiction Treatments
In the News; Week Ended August 2nd, 2026 New Hamilton addiction treatment centre prepares to welcome first clients New HART hub opens in Hamilton. It will accept 14 men for 3 months and will expand soon to also accept 14 women. Over their treatment, clients will receive medical care, recovery counselling and wellness programming, life […]
This Week In The News: From Innovative Paths to Recovery Through Drug Courts and Fly Fishing to New Insights into Addiction Biology and Expanded Community Supports
In the News; Week Ended July 26th, 2026 Drug court helps break addiction’s bleak cycle Brandon Manitoba drug court program is successfully helping offenders deal with addiction. From Gatorade to Addiction and GLP-1s Many observations that first appeared unrelated were actually pieces of the same puzzle. Together they revealed a common biology of reward that […]
This Week In The News: From Recovery Becoming the New Normal to the Power of Community Support and New Questions About Psychedelic Treatments
In the News; Week Ended July 19th, 2026 When Recovery Becomes the New Normal After Cannabis and Alcohol Recovery is not simply a matter of the brain returning to where it was before cannabis. It is the brain establishing a new, healthier adaptive brain state without needing the drug that formerly defined the person’s normal. […]
This Week In The News: From Multi-Generational Recovery Support to Building a Life Beyond Addiction and Grassroots Efforts to Help People in Need
In the News; Week Ended July 12th, 2026 Legacy of recovery: Generations honour founder’s journey with Sask. rehabilitation facility A story about the Prairie Sky Recovery Centre in Saskatchewan. This center was started 18 years ago by a recovering alcoholic who has passed the centre down to her daughters. It helps 150 people each year […]
This Week In The News: From Challenging Addiction Stigma in the Community to Personalized Recovery and the Need to Modernize Opioid Treatment
In the News; Week Ended July 5th, 2026 Calgary recovery centre hosts ‘Sober Stampede’ BBQ to challenge addiction stigma Calgary recovery centre is reaching out to their neighbours to help reduce negative stereotypes about people recovering from addiction. Maximizing Resilience—Same Problem, Different Cures There’s no universal solution to addiction. Everyone has to find their own […]
This Week In The News: From Debates Over Psychedelic Treatment Policy to Milestones in Family Addiction Support and the Future of Compassionate Intervention
In the News; Week Ended June 28th, 2026 MP Tochor Introduces Bill Allowing New Mental Health and Addiction Treatment How about we thoroughly study this psychedelic drug first and let the experts decide if it is safe and effective to use for addiction and other mental illness treatment? Do we really trust politicians to make […]
This Week In The News: From Finding Hope on Vancouver’s Streets to the Role of Environment in Addiction and the Impact of Wraparound Recovery Care
In the News; Week Ended June 21st, 2026 One man helps others from a life of addiction with his own non-profit Epiphanies happen and this former drug user is bringing hope to lost souls in downtown Vancouver. “I see …people just trying to survive.” Your Brain Is Wired For Triggers Addiction is environmental. “If you […]
This Week In The News: From the Growing Challenge of High-Potency Opioids to Community Conversations on Substance Use and Opportunities to Remember Loved Ones Lost to Addiction
In the News; Week Ended June 14th, 2026 Research Reveals Stunning Opioid Gap Between Street Fentanyl And Addiction Medicine American data, but it is likely that Canadian fentanyl users are consuming similar amounts. This is why opioid addiction treatment often fails. Addiction medicine has not kept pace with illegal street drug potencies. A Community Conversation […]
This Week In The News: From Rethinking What Works in Addiction Treatment to New Criminal Justice Approaches and Resources for Families
In the News; Week Ended June 7th, 2026 Roads to recovery: Why aren’t we studying what works in addiction treatment? A well written discussion of the medical, criminal and moral aspects of addiction treatment. Local MP’s bill on court-ordered rehabilitation passes second reading A new private member’s bill aiming to improve addiction treatment for […]
