In dealing with the problem of addiction, some state and provincial governments pursue the ideology that focusing on recovery is the best way to approach the problem of addicted constituents. Some governments, for example the current Conservative government (2019-2023) of the Canadian province of Alberta, persists in ignoring the benefits to addicted individuals of a […]
In a recent speech on International Overdose Awareness Day, the Alberta Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions said, “The majority of overdose deaths take place at home, often when someone is using alone.” What is interesting to me is that this statement was essentially off the cuff, and clearly the Associate Minister did not […]
Hello Everyone, My name is Tim Parker and I have just retired from 37 years of teaching at the Augustana Campus of the University of Alberta. I have two goals for this blog. The first is to introduce you to my book on what addiction is and how it changes the brain. I have spent […]