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.
Tag: covid-19
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.
Pandemic Presents New Hurdles, and Hope, for People Struggling with Addiction
“There’s social distancing — to a limit…I think when someone’s life is in jeopardy, they’re worth saving. You just can’t watch people die.”
Avoiding Family Drama During the Covid-19 Pandemic
When the pandemic broke out, for the first time since I left home, I felt conflicted between the need to learn my brothers are safe and my need to maintain a drama-free life.
Flattening the mental health curve is the next big coronavirus challenge
Some recent projections suggest that deaths stemming from mental health issues could rival deaths directly due to the virus itself.
Don't Relapse Now
Time has paused, life has paused, why can’t sobriety pause too?
Coronavirus, ‘Plandemic’ and the seven traits of conspiratorial thinking
Learning these traits can help you spot the red flags of a baseless conspiracy theory and hopefully build up some resistance to being taken in by this kind of thinking.
Capitalizing on Smoking Cessation Could Curb Coronavirus Deaths
The data we have so far show that smokers are over-represented in COVID19 cases requiring ICU treatment and in fatalities from the disease.
A Lesson from Sobriety: You Are Allowed to Feel Hopeful
Having hope during a terrible situation isn’t the same as false hope. Hope is a fundamental ingredient of human resilience, a mechanism that sets our brains apart from other species.