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Canada’s prison system needs to provide more rehabilitation options for drug addiction

Written on October 7, 2021. Posted in Editorials.

This article discusses addiction and may be triggering for some readers. Canada’s prison system provides too few resources or programs for people suffering from drug addiction—all it does is make the situation worse. Prisons exist to punish those who’ve committed crimes and to prevent them from...

Universities need more addiction recovery programs

Written on November 6, 2020. Posted in Editorials.

This fall, the University of Windsor is offering a recovery program for students battling addiction. It’s only the second Canadian university to do so. The fact that recovery programs aren’t more accessible for students on campus is a sad reality, especially when universities are breeding grounds...

Demi Lovato's Simply Complicated reveals story of struggle and success

Written on October 20, 2017. Posted in Lifestyle.

In my mind, Demi Lovato has always been a role model. I loved her when she was figuring out exactly where she was supposed to be in Camp Rock, I tried to emulate her fashion sense and hairstyles when she starred on Sonny with a Chance and I think I still have the special edition of PEOPLE magazine...

QJ Science: Addicted to Tanning

Written on August 16, 2014. Posted in Lifestyle.

Your daily tanning habit may be more problematic than you think. New research suggests that tanning could actually be more of an addiction. Exposure to UV light is known to cause cancer, but this hasn’t meant a decrease in tanning. In fact, researchers at Harvard Medical School have uncovered...

Alumna reveals sobering epidemic

Written on March 7, 2014. Posted in Features.

Success and alcoholism are two words that seem as far-removed as night and day. Experience with both, however, is what led Ann Dowsett Johnston to write the 2013 book, Drink: The Intimate Relationship between Women and Alcohol. Dowsett Johnston, ArtSci ’75, was already a widely-acclaimed Canadian...

Gluttony is more than a deadly sin

Written on October 5, 2012. Posted in Lifestyle.

Two men were recently banned from an all-you-can-eat buffet in the U.K. for eating too much. According to the Telegraph, the manager feared his restaurant was going to go out of business because of the patrons. It’s a case that’s brought up questions about all-you-can-eat culture — how much is too...

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Canada’s prison system needs to provide more rehabilitation options for drug addiction

Universities need more addiction recovery programs

Demi Lovato's Simply Complicated reveals story of struggle and success

QJ Science: Addicted to Tanning

Alumna reveals sobering epidemic

Gluttony is more than a deadly sin

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