I can’t do this on my own’: Returning from rehab in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut – CBC

3 women are relying on each other after a unique treatment program, but also facing pressures

Nov 27, 2017

Nellie Hogaluk says she was one step away from ending up in jail or even dead.

The quiet 27-year-old from Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, says when alcohol touches her lips she turns violent and angry. She describes a recent assault she committed on her sister, which she doesn’t even remember.

“It got to the point I made my sister’s face unrecognizable,” said Hogaluk quietly. “When I saw it the next day, when I woke up from being drunk, I couldn’t help myself but cry.”

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