After all, if addiction is about loneliness, isolation and shame ... In normal times, there are more than 100 12-step meetings a week in operation in Greater Victoria. People can start their ...

It turns out that handling an addiction problem has much in common with handling the next month at home in isolation during a pandemic. The key is to understand that 12-Step programs are designed ...

Looking back on my experiences with leukemia and with alcoholism, I realized that the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous can be applied to life with cancer. When I went into treatment for alcoholism ...

Australia’s two most populous states are divided over whether to reduce the nation’s week-long COVID isolation period ... you take the appropriate steps,” Hayes said. Chief Medical Officer ...

A vast European project is underway in seven countries across the North of Europe, to combat isolation by promoting inclusion. We take a look at the results in Norway. Loneliness is detrimental to ...