For a long time, I fought to find recovery, constantly falling back into old patterns, feeling trapped in a cycle that I thought I would never break. Many know my story, but if I had to pinpoint the exact moments when I began to find my way, two stand out more than...
March 5, 2018
Requests of the Canadian Government
Families for Addiction Recovery (FAR) met with MP Rob Oliphant in December, 2017 to request that:
- all federal cannabis profits go to the treatment of addiction and mental illness until health care funding matches the burden of these conditions;
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the federal government take an active role in facilitating national discussions on decriminalizing the possession of drugs for personal use;
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the federal government establish a task force to determine best practices to protect youth struggling with addiction who are not seeking treatment; and
- FAR be given a seat at the table to represent families affected by addiction.
Details of our requests are here: Requests of the Canadian Government
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