Overcoming an addiction is by far one of the most difficult challenges a person may face in his or her entire life. A strong desire to change is the first step; however, the help of meditation, prayer, family support, counselling, and perhaps even enrollement in a treatment center can greatly increase your odds of success.
Canada Addiction Treatment is a free web resource with information on how to deal with different types of addiction, and provides links and resources to Counsellors and Treatment centers across Canada that can help you on the road to recovery.
Many treatment facilities use counselling as one of the approaches in treating drug dependents. Counselling is usually done at the beginning of the treatment in order to help the patient become more receptive to the procedures...more
Drug addiction has a number of dangerous physical, mental and emotional effects. Immediate intervention is necessary in order to save a drug addict from his or her addiction. Intervention may be done by a family member or a trained...more

A counsellor who specializes in Addictions can help you better understand your problem, and how to work through it.