It takes strength to ask for help with addiction

Transcript - It takes strength to ask for help with addiction

In the mudroom of a house, a man with a gray goatee furrows his brow.

“It takes strength to pull on those boots every day”.

He sits on a bench as he pulls on a pair of steel-toed work boots.

In the locker room of a construction site, the man with the goatee, now wearing a high-visibility vest, strains as he straightens his back.

He rubs his shoulder with an irritable face.

Another man standing behind him dons a vest.

“To take on the long hours and the stress”.

On a mining site, a man wearing a helmet with a headlamp, stares into the distance with a tired face.

“It takes strength to grit through the pain, to do what it takes to get through the day”.

On a logging site in a forest, a bearded man wearing a hard hat, gazes upward.

He shuts his eyes and inhales deeply.

“It takes strength to ask for help”.

In the cabin of a parked transport truck, a man with a mustache looks down with a weary face as he grips the steering wheel.

“Substance use and addiction impact men more than others.

No one should have to face it alone”.

In a house, the man with the goatee sits at the kitchen table with a gray-haired woman.

She holds his hand comfortingly, and they gaze into each other's eyes.

Text on screen.

“See how you can help or get help at canada.ca slash ease the burden.

A message from the Government of Canada”.

Logo for the Government of Canada.

A Canadian flag waves over the final A of the word Canada.