While the pandemic stakes might justify using hard-hitting strategies, the nation’s social and political context right now might cause fear tactics to backfire.
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The ‘Grief Pandemic’ Will Torment Americans for Years
The optimism generated by vaccines and falling infection rates has blinded many Americans to the deep sorrow and depression of those around them.
Doctors More Likely to Prescribe Opioids to Covid ‘Long Haulers,’ Raising Addiction Fears
The study of VA patients makes it “abundantly clear that we are not prepared to meet the needs of 3 million Americans with long covid.”
Opinion: The Opioid Crisis + COVID-19 = The Perfect Storm
How can the addiction treatment community continue to assist people who are now being left even more isolated and desperate?
Isolation, Disruption and Confusion: Coping With Dementia During a Pandemic
The pandemic has been devastating to older adults and their families when they are unable to see each other and provide practical and emotional support.
Finding Emotional Sobriety in a Pandemic
I never realized I was the cause of my negative thinking by willfully trying to “make” my life happen then getting angry that everyone wasn’t doing what I wanted.
How Those With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Cope With Added Angst Of COVID
People with OCD face uniquely difficult mental health battles, including trying to distinguish concerns brought on by their conditions from general fears shared by the public about COVID-19.
The Hidden Deaths Of The COVID Pandemic
A recent analysis predicted as many as 75,000 people might die from suicide, overdose or alcohol abuse, triggered by the uncertainty and unemployment caused by the pandemic.
Drinking Surged During The Pandemic. Do You Know The Signs Of Addiction?
While some people may be predisposed to problematic drinking or alcohol-use disorder, these can also result from someone’s environment.
In Hard-Hit Areas, COVID’s Ripple Effects Strain Mental Health Care Systems
Although mental health services continued largely uninterrupted in areas with low levels of the coronavirus, behavioral health care workers in areas hit hard by COVID-19 were overburdened.