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Personal Stories

15 stories for: Substance Use
It all comes down to decent, safe housing Al Fowler Visions Journal, 2018, 13 (3), p. 17 I first started using heroin in the late 90s. I was in Matsqui Penitentiary, so it was just a way to get… read more
Holding on through a close friend’s opioid addiction Astrid* Reprinted from "Opioids" issue of Visions Journal, 2018, 13 (3), p. 14 It was 4:00 on a Friday evening, about 24 hours since anyone had… read more
Adam Picotte, CDMP, Barrister & Solicitor
Ashley* Visions Journal, 2018, 14 (1), p. 11
My grasp has always exceeded my reach. I chastised myself bitterly when I 'dropped the balls.'

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