From Homelessness to Triathlons: An Alberta Woman’s Fight to Overcome Addictions

Ariel Hornstein recovered from addiction with the help of multiple treatment programs in Calgary, Alberta. Terry Hornstein

Ariel Hornstein was a middle-class teen from a good Calgary home when she started smoking crack cocaine.

Years of struggling with her weight and low self-esteem had brought her to that point and she eventually ended up living on the streets.