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Students learn to unlock their power
You need more than knowledge to curb your
addictions. You need the power of a group. 
Students to fight addiction after moving seminar
It was when his father told him "the
day you were born was the day my dreams died" that
Scott Gallagher began spiralling into a life of addiction
to drugs and alcohol. 
Addiction workshop to be held in Broadview
A little over ten years ago, Scott Gallagher
was struggling with drugs and alchohol addictions, and thinking
there was no escape. He eventually realized that helping
others was his way out.
Power of choice is key for addicts
Addictions consist of bad habits that can be
replaced with good habits. Rather than take a victim's role,
it's important to realize that you're not powerless or hopeless.
Speaker introduces healthy habits program
to WHSS students
At different times in his life all-addictions
speaker Scott Gallagher smoked 20 pot joints a day, four
packages of cigarettes a day, drank 25 coffees a day and
spent $30,000 a month on crack.
Former addict offers insight and advice to dealing
with addictions
How do people get addicted? Addicts make
the decision they don't like themselves, they decide there
is something wrong with them which results in feelings of
inferiority and below average self-esteem.
Dr. Stanton Peele with Scott Gallagher
To help parents and the community understand and deal with addiction prevention and intervention, Dr. Stanton Peele--an internationally recognized addictions authority, psychiatrist, psychotherapist and best-selling author in the field and guest on the the Oprah Show--teamed up with Scott Gallagher to present an Evening on Addictions at Belmont Secondary School, Victoria, BC on April 29th, 2008.
Renowned addiction speaker coming to Norwell
on Nov 29
Growing up in Toronto, Scott Gallagher
survived a childhood of being bullied and abused by becoming
the bully. He then developed numerous addictions, starting
with sugar at age 13, and quickly moving on to paint and
varnish remover, alcohol, nicotine and marijuana.
Do you need help stopping a bad habit or addiction?
Is there hope for people with addictions?
The short answer is yes, but it's not possible without help
and a firm commitment to change.
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