Road warrior treads path to recovery

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Tim’s story from addictions to recovery – with the help of Every Step Counts Running Group.

When Tim Mackness woke up on Nov. 4, 2011, he was strapped to a hospital bed in Eric Martin Pavillion, Victoria’s psychiatric hospital. This wasn’t the first time he had drunk himself into hospital, or a police cell. “I had been to detox a dozen times before,” he said. “I had no reason to believe anything would change.”

Read the article: Road warrior treads path to recovery

Source: Globe and Mail

Author: Justine Hunter

 

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