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Drinking and Driving Statistics in Canada and Narconon’s Mandate

Filed under Drinking and Driving by JF on June 27, 2011 at 8:39 PM {View Comments}

Narconon’s mandate extends to the negative influence of alcohol, as a drug as well. Between 1999 and 2006, impaired driving killed 1212 Canadian citizens and injured 71,532. The monetary cost to Canadians alone was $469-$2,726 per Canadian. Since 2006, those numbers have increased. There were 2,767 people killed and 194,177 people injured in road crashes in Canada during 2007. Preliminary statistics for 2010 indicate an even greater increase in injuries and deaths due to drinking and driving in Canada.

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Narconon Canada Steps Up its Anti Drink Driving Campaign with New PSAs

Filed under Alcohol Addiction by john on February 4, 2011 at 10:39 AM {View Comments}

Drug rehab and drug education non profit redoubles its offensive against drinking and driving in Canada TROIS-RIVIERES, Quebec – The drug rehabilitation centre and drug education non profit organization, Narconon Trois-Rivieres, today steps up its anti drink driving campaign with the release of its new Public Service Announcement video “Drinking and Driving in Canada”. The [...]

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Narconon Trois-Rivières and Other Drug Rehab in Canada – Is It Worthwhile to Go the Distance?

Filed under Drug Treatment by JF on December 6, 2010 at 4:26 PM {View Comments}

There are two reasons why travelling to a drug rehab would be wise. The first is removal of temptation. The second is, many times the best treatment center is not in the home city. For those who live in Canada, travelling some distance may be the only choice. For example Narconon Drug rehab centers in Canada are found in the provinces of Quebec and Alberta. If you live outside of these areas, travel would be necessary.

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Keys to Reliable Drug Rehabilitation

Filed under Drug Rehabilitation by JF on July 29, 2010 at 7:07 AM {View Comments}

For many years, Canada has been struggling, as is much of the world, with how to combat the problem of drug addiction. It seems that many of the methods for treatment of both alcohol and drugs have not curtailed the increased use. What is needed, then, is reliable drug rehabilitation that will not only address the drug use, but the reasons that the person uses the drugs.

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OxyContin Drug Addiction in Ontario: A Battle That Can Be Won

Filed under Oxycontin Addiction by Nick Hayes on January 18, 2010 at 10:00 AM {View Comments}

There is an entirely new form of drug addiction that is on the rise in Ontario: Oxycontin drug addiction. That’s right. More and more people are falling victim to prescription drug addiction; they legally get a prescription drug because of an ailment or injury and then they become controlled by it. The people who find themselves with this particular drug addiction are caught in a catch-22.

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Inpatient Treatment in Canada

Filed under Drug Treatment by Scott Burgess on December 1, 2009 at 1:40 PM {View Comments}

Inpatient Treatment for drug or alcohol abuse in Canada can be obtained in a couple of ways, some people do not know where to start so I will help you get started by simply reading this article, or call me at 1.877.782.7409. In Canada you have basically two options for inpatient treatment from drug or alcohol abuse.

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Drug Addiction Statistics in Canada

Filed under Drug Addiction by Nick Hayes on October 28, 2009 at 9:32 AM {View Comments}

The statistics in Canada for drug addiction have gotten significantly higher in the last ten years. In the 1990s, according to the CFDP (Canadian Foundation for Drug Policy), marijuana use was up while cocaine and heroin use were down. Just ten years later in 2007, Statistics Canada reported that drug related offenses were at a 30 year high in Canada. On top of this is the number of people who use drugs who are not caught in the legal web which would make the count even higher.

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It’s a Habit and Can be a Crime

Filed under Crime And Addiction by Nick Hayes on August 6, 2009 at 9:48 AM {View Comments}

In Canada, a single pot plant could land a person six months in jail. In the U.S., if drugs are found in a defendant’s home, the entire home is at risk of being confiscated depending on the amount found. It’s hard to imagine this when hanging out, especially in a place like a party or dealer’s house, where being high seems so normal.

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