Annual Eating Disorders Awareness campaigns are launched across Canada during the first week of February. British Columbia’s campaign will focus on orthorexia — an unhealthy obsession with healthy eating
12 step recovery programs can help some, but not all, recover from addictions
January 22nd, 2018 | Posted by in uncategorized - (Comments Off on 12 step recovery programs can help some, but not all, recover from addictions)
Although the 12-step approach to recovery from alcoholism and addiction can be beneficial for some people, not everyone is comfortable with some of the more spiritual aspects of the programs
Mike Pond on harm reduction in the treatment of alcohol addiction
January 22nd, 2018 | Posted by in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Mike Pond on harm reduction in the treatment of alcohol addiction)
Thirty years of professional practice, combined with his own life-threatening battle with alcohol, convinced Michael Pond that harm reduction, “any positive change,” offers clients the best chance at beating addictions
“I’m proud to say I’m a woman in long-term recovery”
January 21st, 2018 | Posted by in uncategorized - (Comments Off on “I’m proud to say I’m a woman in long-term recovery”)
Ann Dowsett-Johnston, journalist and author of Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol, says that there are three main factors that influence how people drink: marketing, pricing and accessibility
Gender-based analysis of drinking behaviours among university students
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Social expectations of what male and female students should or should not do with respect to their own gender identities and gender relations directly affects their drinking patterns and health seeking behaviours
Is it time to winter-proof your mental health?
January 15th, 2018 | Posted by in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Is it time to winter-proof your mental health?)
Some people say mid-winter is the most depressing time of year—when cold and dark days, holiday bills, and already-lapsed new year’s resolutions catch up with us
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