Loughman is setting off on Sunday, Aug. 13 to walk from Edmonton back to Airdrie.
He’ll be carrying something unusual in his hand for the entire two-week journey – a five-pound fishing weight attached to a chain, secured to his ankle by a leather strap.
‘I’m walking to raise awareness for the stigmas attached to mental health and addictions,” Loughman said. “So, I’m wearing this ball and chain to represent the stigmas attached to addictions and mental health.”Loughman, 46, has been dealing with those challenges since he was a teen. “Around 16, I got into alcohol, and then I got into crack and meth and cocaine, and it spiralled out of control, “ Loughman said. “20 years of fights all the time, I got in trouble with the cops, just hating myself and wanting to kill myself.”
Loughman has been sober for almost nine years, now running ‘The Sober Friends Society’, a support group for people struggling with addictions.
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