As an addiction treatment charity operating for 29 years, we still see this question: What exactly is addiction treatment? Many centres offer many solutions, but they all usually follow one primary vision, building a connected, loving, caring, and judgment-free community. There is power in numbers, and it is essential to…

Sunshine, beach days, swimming, friends, and outside events! For many of us, this brings back memories of when our using was fun. The late nights spent with friends and families laughing around the campfire. All these things and more made summer the best season of the year. Eventually, the fun…

When a person struggles with substance abuse, the family and other relatives often find it difficult to speak with the person. This is normal if you do not have the background training and professional qualifications. There are things that a person should be aware of when attempting to reason with…

Journey to Recovery is a series of stories or personal journals from residents of Together We Can. All of the journeys we share are presented unedited, written as the author reaches milestones in sobriety, and discuss both life in addiction and life in sobriety. I grew up here in Vancouver…

Journey to Recovery is a series of stories or personal journals from residents of Together We Can. All of the journeys we share are presented unedited, written as the author reaches milestones in sobriety, and discuss both life in addiction and life in sobriety. My name is Ryan Angeltvedt, and…

Journey to Recovery is a series of stories or personal journals from residents of Together We Can. All of the journeys we share are presented unedited, written as the author reaches milestones in sobriety, and discuss both life in addiction and life in sobriety. On August 22, 2016, I decided…

Journey to Recovery is a series of stories or personal journals from residents of Together We Can. All of the journeys we share are presented unedited, written as the author reaches milestones in sobriety, and discuss both life in addiction and life in sobriety. I stand here today full of…

Written and submitted by Tyler Craig, BA The recent discovery of the unmarked graves of 215 children at Kamloops Residential School is a stark reminder of the sordid history of the residential school system. It is expected that as other residential school sites are searched that more unmarked graves of…

The journey away from drug and alcohol addiction to recovery is one of the best gifts you can give yourself. As recovering addicts, we get to build lives we are proud of, heal relationships with our friends and family, make our dreams become a reality and live to our full…