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' enedherlife. abuse since i was about 13 â€"- bewnehecouldhavegottenhelp, “i didn't see any harm in it‘ I drinking, started smoking weed but itwastoolate.’ was just having fun. I thought and whatever. And then it just Campbell checked into Portage v y _ that’s what teenagers did,“ she became excessive. every day, and for six months. where she went 3 a . . said. “I never saw me even having started doing other drugs I could- throng: multiple group meetings ' ,. a problem until when 1 over' n’t live without beinghigh. basical- per day and earned five high ; dosed." Iy. it got to the point where. within school credits. " ' » Campbell took two bottles of the year of 20“ to 2012. that was She left in February 2013 and A prescription medication. the roughest year of my life," she attended a Toronto fundraiser for p . f £3; Hospital stall‘struggled to stabi- said Portage and Outward Bound last ' " lize her. She went in and out of “l wasn't going to school â€" 1 weekend. in addition to getting t, ‘ . _ consciousness until finally. two had dropped out. I had to quit my residential treatment. Campbell ‘ dayslater.shemkeup job, i had no money and was wet: on two (inward Bound trips y She spent a month recovering couch surfing. basically ljust was- -â€" ‘ one canoeing and one v ‘ ,_ in hospital. n't happy anymore.‘ Wedding, ‘ , ' ’ That was when she decided to Campbell's mother encouraged But not everyone has the » ~ check in to Portage Ontario, a resi~ her to seek treatment. eventually chance to seek timely treatment t i a ’ dential treatment centre for youth. threatening to cut 05 must. But for addiction issues. “4? 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