“There is huge demand and a long waiting list. Is it enough? No, but it is a start.”

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Mark Taggart knows what it feels like to watch your life spiral out of control. Article content

He has spent time in what he called the “vortex” as alcohol took over his life: drinking until he passed out, starting over the next morning and unable to break the potentially deadly pattern. “The vortex is like a dog chasing his tail. It goes on and on and you can’t get out.” Article content Article content

Taggart knows he was lucky to get a rehab bed at the Royal , where he was able to detox and begin rebuilding his life. He landed there a second time after a relapse, but has been sober since with the help of the Royal’s Rapid Action Addiction Medicine (RAAM) clinic and other suppor

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