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Winnipeg advocate Anne Oake 'saved me, taught me, loved me,' says recovered addict
Anne Oake, who died on Sept. 6, was "an advocate for addiction treatment and a voice for those who cannot find theirs" says Jason Walmsley. "I am now here today, 37 months sober, in part because of her."
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'Family has become the cornerstone': Finding family, finding happiness in life after addiction
Jason Walmsley, a recovering addict who has been keeping a diary of his recovery for CBC, says he celebrates personal milestones. "Throughout my journey of recovery, now 18 months sober, family has become the cornerstone from which sobriety remains possible for me," he says.
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Recovering addict searches for happiness in sobriety
A recovering addict writes about his efforts to resist relapse, while searching for happiness in sobriety.
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'More needs to be done': A recovering addict calls for action to stem drugs' deadly toll
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Life after jail and off meth is a slow journey to optimism, says recovering addict
Out of jail and in a residential treatment program, Jason Walmsley journals his latest challenges — and successes — on his journey to recovery.
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'This month I felt fear': A recovering addict journals his 'rough transition' from jail
After completing a nine-month sentence for crimes he committed to fuel his drug addiction and participating in a long-term addictions recovery program, Jason Walmsley was released from Headingley Correctional Centre in May. He's keeping a journal of his path to addiction recovery.
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'I cannot fail': A former inmate and recovering addict on his hopes and fears as he leaves prison
After completing a nine-month sentence for crimes he committed to fuel his drug addiction and participating in a long-term addictions recovery program, Jason Walmsley was released from Headingley Correctional Centre in May.
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'We are salvageable': A Manitoba inmate's plea for meth addiction treatment
"You read of me often in the news and have likely been affected by the selfish and destructive choices I've made," says Headingley Correctional Centre inmate Jason Walmsley. "I am the crisis our city talks about.… But I never wanted to be this person."
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'We are salvageable': A Manitoba inmate's plea for meth addiction treatment
"You read of me often in the news and have likely been affected by the selfish and destructive choices I've made," says Headingley Correctional Centre inmate Jason Walmsley. "I am the crisis our city talks about.… But I never wanted to be this person."