One-in-five Canadians experience a mental illness or addiction problem and that fact is not going away. Did you know that alcohol is still by far the most common drug used by Canadians and the cost of substance use in Canada has exceeded $38 billion? For years researchers have known that substance use and mental health … Read more
Alumni Interview by EHN Staff In this blog post series, EHN alumni share their experience, strength, and hope for the holiday season. Before recovery, Tristan’s holidays were forgettable for him, and painful for his family. He remembers one particular Christmas around 2005, when he was full into the grips of alcohol addiction. He spent the … Read more
Alumni Interview by EHN Staff In this blog post series, EHN alumni share their experience, strength, and hope for the holiday season. What were the winter holidays like for you prior to recovery? I used to stock up on Christmas booze only having to restock it as my consumption increased. I was a firefighter and … Read more
Alumni Interview by EHN Staff In this blog post series, EHN alumni share their experience, strength, and hope for the holiday season. What were the winter holidays like for you prior to recovery? Christmas for me was always a joyous time. I have one brother; our father was not around too much so my mom … Read more
Alumni Interview by EHN Staff In this blog post series, EHN alumni share their experience, strength, and hope for the holiday season. What were the winter holidays like for you prior to recovery? I am sure it was a very painful time for my family. To me it was like any other time of the … Read more
