Growing up in Ontario as the son of Finnish immigrants, John clearly remembers being the shyest of children.  His shyness often converted to fear, and he inexplicably chose to hide in his parents car whenever the family would pay visits or go out to ea...

Mario grew up in a French-Canadian family and thinks he had his first drink when he was eight years-old.  It didn’t take long for he and his friends to sneak beer and liquor with his friends.  His drinking lead to marijuana use in his early teens.

By sixteen years of age, Steve had been drinking so much he was already sitting in bars all day.  He loved the feeling of drinking, and ignored the effects on his heath.  Even Steve’s doctor sounded the alarm to his teenage drinking.

Like so many moms across the country, Elaine’s son became addicted to opioid pain pills, after they were subscribed to him to treat a sports injury.  And, like many moms across the country, Elaine had no clue her son was addicted to them.  Sadly,

Marcel started drinking heavily at 18 years old. He met a nice woman, got married and quit drinking for 8 to 9 years because his wife didn’t drink. But when his wife had a work-related injury; she became severely depressed,

Archie was five years old when he experienced his first memory of pain: He fell on a broken beer bottle. It would not be the last time beer would cause Archie pain; By age 12 he was drinking and by 18 he was drinking every day.

After losing their 27-year-old son Adam to a secret opioid addiction, Jim and Jeanne Moser made it their mission to use their family’s story to encourage others to talk more openly about the risks of prescription drug abuse, early and often.

Allan McDougall is the leader of United Steelworker’s Emergency Response Team, but he’s also an alcoholic in recovery.  As host of Steppin’ Out Radio’s new series pertaining to the stories of adversity and triumph of working men and women,

Charlotte finds inspiration today by a previous guest, Asia Janina Dyrkacz, who despite her career as a fashion model fought addiction demons and now leads others in the battle against this epidemic.  Charlotte knows her own life was not normal; sexual...

Born in Communist Poland and raised by a dysfunctional, abusive family, Asia Janina Dyrkacz would never think she’d become a high fashion model and actress.  She would flee to the United States where such opportunities awaited.