When states and communities fail to provide children the services they need to live at home, kids can deteriorate and even wind up in jail.
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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.
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.
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?
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.
Addiction Is ‘A Disease Of Isolation’ — So Pandemic Puts Recovery At Risk
“We consider addiction a disease of isolation…Now we’re isolating all these people and expecting them to pick up the phone, get online, that sort of thing — and it may not work out as well.”