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Alcoholics’ Silent COVID Suffering: What’s a Recovering Addict to do in Isolation?

WHAT WOULD BILL AND BOB SAY? –

Jan. 27, 2021 – Some of this is well-publicized. Unsurprisingly the anxiety, fear and isolation COVID-19 has caused lends itself to increased risks for alcoholism and substance abuse. Evidence shows overdoses increasing, and analysts noticed marked upticks in alcohol consumption from the very first week of stay-at-home restrictions. But while it’s relatively easy to track indicators of substance disorders, more difficult is assessing the challenges COVID poses to those ready to leave the bottles and baggies behind. Here, the growing pandemic-caused recovery gap is rooted in two truths: Getting sober is really hard, while remaining so is comparably easy.

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