In the News; Week Ended May 17th, 2026

 

‘They’re tired of being a prisoner’: inside a small town northern Ontario addiction treatment centre

A beacon of hope in Northern Ontario.

Neuromodulation Addiction Treatments Move Home

Pretty cool. The future of addiction treatment is home brain modulators?

Province passes compassionate intervention act, allowing for involuntary treatment

The potential for good and harm are both evident in this new Saskatchewan legislation allowing involuntary treatment of patients who have lost the ability to help themselves start the recovery process from severe SUD. Families can apply for a judge’s warrant for assessment at a Compassionate Intervention Assessment Center, or law enforcement officers can refer directly if the patient is a risk to themselves or others. Finally there is an avenue for families to intervene in the terrible downward spiral of addiction in a loved one!

Substance is proud to host webinars designed to connect parents, caregivers and trusted adults with experts on the substances and the associated issues that most commonly intersect with our children’s lives.

Informative webinars every month for parents.

ROADS TO RECOVERY: Experts have never been so hopeful

Statistics regarding recovery from addiction and it’s pretty good news.