Addicts In The Dark

This caller, a young mother caught in the haze, where love is fleeting, and trust betrays.

Where end times loom, addiction finds its room. This caller reveals how fear’s dark bloom can shape a life in hidden gloom. Check out our partner for this episode: Explore the Alcohol-Free Shop, providing delicious alternatives to alcohol at https://www.alcoholfree.com/shop

From the halls of legislation to the depths of libation, Senator Patrick Brazeau's journey danced between power and spirits, a narrative of legislative liquor and the quest for personal salvation.

This caller untangles a tale, deciphering the captivating chaos of virtual vaults and encrypted obsessions. - - Check out our sponsors for this episode: BetterHelp- Get 10% off your first month of therapy at betterhelp.com/quicknick Melissa Armstrong Coaching- Expert help in emotional alchemy, disarming the inner critic, and finding the magic within the darkness. Go to strongarm.ca for more.

In the grip of love's toxic sway, this caller sought refuge in substances each day. - - Check out our sponsors for this episode: BetterHelp- Get 10% off your first month of therapy at betterhelp.com/quicknick Melissa Armstrong Coaching- Expert help in emotional alchemy, disarming the inner critic, and finding the magic within the darkness. Go to strongarm.ca for more.

This caller's passion once burned bright. But as addiction's grip tightened, her spirit lost its flight. Now she strives to journey from darkness to light. - - Check out our sponsors for this episode: BetterHelp- Get 10% off your first month of therapy at betterhelp.com/quicknick Melissa Armstrong Coaching- Expert help in emotional alchemy, disarming the inner critic, and finding the magic...

In the alchemy of alcohol, this caller pursued a sense of strength, only to witness the essence of assurance wither within the intoxicating elixir. - - Check out our sponsors for this episode: BetterHelp- Get 10% off your first month of therapy at betterhelp.com/quicknick Melissa Armstrong Coaching- Expert help in emotional alchemy, disarming the inner critic, and finding the magic within the dark...

In his darkest hour, this caller wrestles with hope's fading power, still reaching for a future that will surely flower. - - Check out our sponsors for this episode: BetterHelp- Get 10% off your first month of therapy at betterhelp.com/quicknick Melissa Armstrong Coaching- Expert help in emotional alchemy, disarming the inner critic, and finding the magic within the darkness. Go to strongarm.c...

In the wake of broken bonds, this caller reflects on the journey of repairing the rifts and restoring relationships. - - Check out our sponsors for this episode: BetterHelp- Get 10% off your first month of therapy at betterhelp.com/quicknick Melissa Armstrong Coaching- Expert help in emotional alchemy, disarming the inner critic, and finding the magic within the darkness. Go to strongarm.ca for mo...

This caller helps unravel the intricate allure of the digital realm and the seductive escape it offers from the ordinary.  - Check out our sponsor for this episode: BetterHelp Get 10% off your first month of therapy at betterhelp.com/quicknick

Uncover the hidden complexities of addiction within the prison system as this caller sheds light on the challenges, vulnerabilities, and systemic issues that fuel the battle of addiction behind bars.

This caller's plight, a desperate fight, where addiction entwines, as their identity shines, seeking to reclaim what was lost in the fray, on this tumultuous journey, they find their own way. Check out our sponsor for this episode: BetterHelp Get 10% off your first month of therapy at betterhelp.com/quicknick

This caller's innocent pastime turned into a compulsive behaviour that had significant negative impacts on his life. His story highlights how society's normalization and glamorization of certain behaviours can exacerbate an addiction. Check out our sponsor for this episode: BetterHelp Get 10% off your first month of therapy at betterhelp.com/quicknick

The story of a nurse, whose addiction became his curse. A crime of opportunity, an easy start, until it consumed him and tore his life apart. Check out our sponsor for this episode: BetterHelp Get 10% off your first month of therapy at betterhelp.com/quicknick

Understanding the underlying motivations behind substance use is more important than simply weighing the pros and cons. This caller emphasized that when these motivations are not understood, substance use can easily turn into substance abuse.

Chasing status and social ties, substances can become a guide. For this caller, addiction soon arrived.

This caller was haunted by his past, so he drowned his pain in booze. Then he became someone he didn't choose. His journey is one of struggle and pain. But also of hope, and the will to reclaim.

For this caller, riding in the fast lane was his addiction. Risk and recklessness became his affliction.

It's common to go from the depths of addiction to the heights of enlightenment. However, this caller found clarity in a most uncommon way, in order to transcend temptation day by day.

Rebuilding relationships in recovery can be a double-edged sword, as it can also lead back to using. This caller shares their experience of the slippery slope between reconnecting with loved ones and relapsing in recovery.

A history of abandonment, neglect, or inconsistent nurturing can lead to addiction. For this caller, it's an addiction to adoration.

Co-dependency is known as a “relationship addiction,” where people often form or maintain relationships that are one-sided, emotionally destructive and/or abusive. This caller’s story explains how addicts are especially susceptible to these types of relationships.

So called ‘club drugs’ often seem like a staple or even a requirement for many ravers. This caller explains how club drugs led her from dancing to darkness.

Many people struggling with addiction want to get sober, however they fear what sobriety might entail. While some of those fears can be refuted, others are the result of the stigmas surrounding substance abuse.

Policymakers in North America increasingly recognize that drug use should be treated as a public health issue instead of a criminal issue. This caller’s story begs the question- what about drug dealing?