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As I celebrate another year of sobriety I’ve come across a story that confirms the worst suspicions of the rehabilitatation industry. The Clear Haven Centre, a facility located outside Montreal, abruptly closed and dropped its patients off at the airport. Patients were given 30 minutes to make other arrangements, as internet access was disconnected. At [...]
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Back in 1991, Michael Franti wrote a song called “Television, Drug Of The Nation.” And thanks to new research, television, like most drugs, can now be conclusively linked with health problems. An article in a journal published by the American Heart Association reports that each hour spent watching television shortens your life. More specifically, television [...]
With President Obama’s efforts to reform health care dominating the headlines in recent weeks, it was with great anticipation that I attended the National LGBTI Health Summit in Chicago from August 14 – 18. Over the course of the summit, dozens of workshops were held, as well as plenary panels and group discussions. Presenters described [...]
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