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In a regular year, the holiday season has the potential to be a stressful time. We pack our family and all our old patterns of negative behaviour under one roof for an annual event that looks a little like a variation of a Griswold’s Christmas. This year, we are up against the unique challenges presented by COVID-19 pandemic precautions and restrictions, which may limit our ability to be with [...]

This year’s National Addictions Awareness Week (NAAW) theme is “Change Begins with Me,” which aims to present Canadians with ways they can reassess the way we think about substance use disorders and people who use drugs. At Sandstone, we want to take this one step further by calling on Canadians to recognize the challenges associated with substance use, addiction and mental health as a community responsibility requiring community action. Our [...]