Since my first day of elementary school, I knew I was different from the other kids. I never found my niche, clique or knew who I was. I was an “outcast” and definitely played into that role. That all changed when I found what I perceived to be the answer to all of my problems, [...]

The beginning I have always believed that the best sort of treatment for alcoholics and addicts is in some kind of residential situation. Alcoholics are great conmerchants and can easily pull themselves together for an hour or two while they go to an AA meeting or a visit to their counsellor or therapist. 24 hour [...]

Stories about recovery from alcoholism, drug addiction and impulse control disorders all seem to have a somewhat common theme. For most of these people, life was going fine, and then things became a little bit difficult, and a little bit unmanageable. Friends and family seemed to become more of a problem than they were worth. [...]