addiction + recovery

Despite the well-known dangers associated with impaired driving, why are so many people in rural Manitoba still taking the risk?

When rowdy nights of drunken celebrations with friends led to being diagnosed with a life-altering disease, I discovered what it meant to enjoy my life while avoiding the all-too-familiar pull of alcohol.

Struggling with addiction or recovery? You are not alone. Workplaces can play a big role in creating a culture that supports recovery.

In the family tree, trauma’s roots run deep. After losing a family member to addiction, one young woman confronts the pain of her past and reconnects to her Indigenous identity.

After a lifelong appreciation for video games spirals into escapism, a college student has to face the consequences of his addiction. Will he defeat the strong hold of problematic gaming or be stuck forever?

For months after having a gun pointed at my head during a robbery, all I could do was laugh — then I did stand-up for the first time. If the stereotype is all comedians are depressed and broken inside, then stand-up comedy is our therapy.

Three Manitobans say microdosing “magic mushrooms” has helped them with their mood, motivation, and mindset, but psilocybin is still an illegal substance. What does the scientific community say?

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During 2020, the pandemic enflamed Winnipeg’s opioid crisis. More people were using drugs alone and overdosing than in the previous five years.

The solution has existed for years, and it’s past time Winnipeg implemented it.

As Manitoba struggles under the growing need for mental health services, community resources call for a demedicalized, family-oriented approach for youth.

For most of my life, I’ve been trying to come to terms with my dido’s alcoholism. Why did he never apologize? Could things have been different? What would I say to him? There are no quick and easy answers to any of those questions. Forgiveness takes time.

How do you grieve the loss of someone who is still alive? In “Seven Minutes,” the author explores her own stages of grief and how she is trying to come to terms with the loss of her brother to addiction.