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Rock Bottom: Seek Help Before You Get Here

Mandeep Sandhu
17 Dec 2024

What is rock bottom? How can we take precautionary steps to avoid it? The key is early intervention and professional medical detox, which can be accessed immediately at Freedom From Addiction. While we support and help individuals in all stages of substance abuse and addiction, we want to emphasize the importance of early intervention, which is to prevent people from...

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How to Stay Sober During the Holidays

Mandeep Sandhu
26 Nov 2024

Maintaining sobriety is hard. Maintaining it during the holidays is even more difficult. Whether you’ve been sober for a long time, or just recently, the holidays increase temptations and bring along additional social pressure. As the holidays approach, we’ve prepared this guide to support those struggling with alcohol addiction and maintaining sobriety. At Freedom From Addiction, we acknowledge the hard...

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Alcohol Drinking Patterns: Differences Between Moderate, Heavy, and Binge Drinking Alcohol

Mandeep Sandhu
19 Nov 2024

Understanding the difference between moderate, heavy, and binge drinking is important to the health of Canadians. By understanding alcohol drinking patterns, we can better distinguish when a person should look into their drinking habits and if there’s a potential health risk. There’s a concern about alcohol drinking patterns, as alcohol can have a significant impact on health and well-being. By...

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How to Explain Your Depression

Mandeep Sandhu
12 Nov 2024

Depression is a complex mental health disorder that can be hard to discuss with those around you. While proper support is beneficial to recovery, understanding how to explain your depression to someone can be challenging, especially because depression itself isn’t one-size-fits-all. Depression can look different in each individual and affect them in varying ways. And while there are often defining...

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A Guide for Everyone: Mastering the Art of Saying No to Alcohol

Mandeep Sandhu
5 Nov 2024

For those who struggle with alcohol, learning how to say no to a drink is an important skill. However, it is not always easy. While your reasons for turning down a drink are never anyone else’s business, saying no can sometimes feel uncomfortable, especially when those around you are drinking. That’s why we’ve created this guide with advice to help...

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The Effects of Pairing Alcohol with Prescription Drugs

Mandeep Sandhu
29 Oct 2024

Drinking alcohol and taking prescription drugs alters the way the mind and body function. Alcohol leads to drowsiness, impulsivity, impairment, and sluggishness, while prescription drugs have many effects, since they target various problems. If consumed together, they can cause dangerous interactions. Thus, alcohol and medication shouldn’t be consumed together. If substance abuse or heavy alcohol consumption is a challenge you...

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Methadone Maintenance Treatment for Opioid Addiction

Mandeep Sandhu
22 Oct 2024

Opioid use disorders (OUD) and opioid-related deaths have been rising in Canada since 2016. Since then, 30,000 Canadians have died from opioid overdoses. It’s a chronic health issue that affects many all across the country. However, there are plenty of programs and medical options for people with substance abuse disorders to take advantage of. Our goal at Freedom From Addiction...

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How to Find the Right Addiction Recovery Program for You

Mandeep Sandhu
15 Oct 2024

Once you’ve decided to take your first step toward recovery and seek help at an addiction recovery centre, you’ll need to know what program will best benefit you. We understand how overwhelming this journey can be, so we intend to remove the guesswork and anxiety from the equation. Learn all you need to do to ensure a successful addiction recovery...

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What is Narcan Used For?

Mandeep Sandhu
8 Oct 2024

OTC Narcan, or over-the-counter Narcan, is an essential tool to reverse the effects of overdoses and make communities safer. At Freedom From Addiction, our mission is to help people with substance abuse disorders relearn the skills they need to cope with stressors and avoid relapse in the future. One of the tools easily accessible to anyone needing help with opioid...

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Addiction Statistics Canada-Wide

Mandeep Sandhu
26 Sep 2024

To better understand substance abuse and compile addiction statistics, Canada and many other countries around the world rely on data gathered by mental health and addictions institutions. With an understanding of substance use disorders, we’re better equipped to not only educate people about addiction, but also to address the complex reasons people might turn to drugs and offer appropriate care...

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