Disordered Eating in a Disordered Time It’s Not About the Food – June 5, 2020 - Roughly one in 10 Americans struggle with disordered eating, and the pandemic has created new hurdles for those managing difficult relationships with food. Working from home m... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusEating DisorderJune 9 2020
Children in the car? No curbside marijuana for you Time to stop having children? – June 4, 2020 - Curbside sales of marijuana and alcohol are newly allowed in Massachusetts under emergency state coronavirus regulations meant to prop up local businesses without exposi... Read More...CoronavirusJune 9 2020marijuana
Rise in Overdoses Could be Directly Tied to Unemployment It works if you’re working – June 4, 2020 - The unemployment rate is one of the indicators defined by the County of San Diego’s Live Well initiative that determine how well San Diego County residents can live h... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusJune 9 2020Overdose
Will the pandemic lead to an alcoholism epidemic? Lead to...? – June 5, 2020 - “But the same way we do with food and exercise and concerns about obesity, we want to have some benchmarks for how to stay healthy.” Kelly Rubinsohn, an opera singer in Philadelphia... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCoronavirusJune 9 2020
COVID-19 has disrupted addiction treatment: a neuroscientist speaks Seeing past the present – May 29, 2020 - What is your reaction to the move from daily clinic visits to monthly prescriptions? One big concern is the possibility of misuse and overdose. There is lots of e... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusJune 9 2020Recovery
A day in the life of someone in recovery during COVID-19 No Matter What? – JUNE 5, 2020 - On March 11, Saige quit drinking for the second time in her life — but this time she would have to navigate recovery during a pandemic. Just three weeks into her sobriety, Gov. ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusJune 9 2020Recovery
As a recovering alcoholic, I’m dreading a booze-fuelled end to lockdown One darn day at a time – June 5, 2020 - As an introvert, I initially believed that the isolation process was a dream come true – I didn’t realise how much of a nightmare it would become. That insidious voice of... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCoronavirusJune 9 2020RecoveryRehab
Health Advocates Expect Surging Demand For Addiction Services Real Live Counselors Are Heroes – MAY 26, 2020 - Some people did relapse because they lacked the skills to cope with the unprecedented stressors they we’re facing, he said. While some vital addiction service... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 2 2020RecoveryRehab
Alcoholism: Why this doctor says telemedicine is key right now No parking fees – May 26, 2020 - “Now, more and more people are opting for either home care or telemedicine where they’re not going to be exposed to other people, and they’re able to get care on their schedule in a w... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCoronavirusJune 2 2020Recovery
Elton John hosts ‘Rocketman’ watch party Crocodile Rock – May 26, 2020 - “Now, more and more people are opting for either home care or telemedicine where they’re not going to be exposed to other people, and they’re able to get care on their schedule in a wa... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCoronavirusJune 2 2020
AMA video update: Experts discuss pandemic’s impact on the opioid epidemic Doctors Being Doctors – May 29, 2020 - And I will end by asking anyone, if they need more information specifically about the AMA’s opioid work, and I’m going to read it because I want to make sure that eve... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 2 2020opioid crisisopioids
Maintaining Emotional Sobriety During Covid-19: Transforming Trauma into Post Traumatic Growth Tian Dayton PhD does it again! – June 2020 - The idea here is to head trouble off at the pass, to give ourselves the space (and frankly relief) to heal as we go. It’s just so much easier than letting it all pile up ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 2 2020Mental Health
More people are taking drugs for anxiety and insomnia More anxiety and insomnia in USA – May 25, 2020 - Health problems, social isolation and the stress of job loss weigh on people’s well-being. More than a third of Americans say the pandemic is having a “serious ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusdepressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninsomniaJune 2 2020
Drug rehab clinic is accused of firing nursing staff during pandemic Bottom Line – May 29, 2020 - While nurses around the world are being praised as heroes on the frontlines, healthcare workers at an Atlanta drug rehabilitation clinic allege management fired the entire nursing s... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 2 2020Rehab
Muggle Struggles, trying to teach “normies” 12 step basics to navigate pandemic Time to use your spiritualize? – May 22, 2020 - 2. Principles Before Personalities: Oh boy, this is one recovery concept that I have to remind myself to practice often because any time that I fall short to practice i... Read More...12 Step ProgramCoronavirusMay 26 2020
“The World’s Going to Hell, I Should Be Alert For This”: 5 People on Being Sober in Quarantine Knowing exactly what steps to take... – May 19, 2020 - I think anybody who gets sober has the thought, “This is the worst time to get sober.” Because you don’t want to. When I was trying to get sober, I had this fant... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusMay 26 2020Recovery
‘Relapses Are Through The Roof, Overdoses Are Through The Roof’: How the Pandemic is Upping Substance Abuse Lowering the Bottom – MAY 19, 2020 - EJ: Have you experienced that the pandemic is pushing people towards addiction who haven’t struggled with it before? TR: It’s pushing people towards it, because what’s ha... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusMay 26 2020Overdoserelapse
Alcoholics Anonymous continues mission virtually Doing the best we can! – May 24, 2020 - Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is continuing its mission of helping those struggling with substance abuse move past their addiction. @YouTube https://www.youtube.com/wa... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCoronavirusMay 26 2020Recovery
Spike Lee’s Tribute to New York, New York What's Going on? Pandemic: 2020. @YouTube https://youtu.be/HRRvhO0Chg4 ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusMay 26 2020
Telemedicine for alcohol use disorder isn’t just a fad It starts with obsessiveness – May 8, 2020 - This has particularly affected how we provide mental health and substance use care. A recent McKinsey report on resilience found that 63 percent of respondents to a Nation... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCoronavirusMay 19 2020
What if we truly cared about the opioid crisis? Oh, What a World It Would Be – May 12, 2020 - I’m tired of reading about people being arrested for exhibiting symptoms of a medical condition. I’m frustrated by complacency in light of incremental “progress.” I... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusMay 19 2020opioids
Quarantine is helping people quit booze Inpatient takes on new meaning – May 15, 2020 - “You don’t know what’s in a tea bag until you put it in hot water,” says Popa-Erwin, who says many of her clients are working to kick their bad habits during quar... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCoronavirusMay 19 2020RecoveryRehab
Drive Through Celebration Held for Recovery Court Graduates Not Guilty – May 15, 2020 - Recovery Court, a 12 month program, provides an alternative to incarceration for eligible non-violent offenders, both adults and juveniles, who are deemed substance dependent. In ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusMay 19 2020Recovery
Treatment Providers Offering ‘A Necessary Service’ During Pandemic The Truth Shall Set You Free – May 12, 2020 - The impact of the coronavirus is being felt in nearly every aspect of daily life, but it’s not the only health crisis people are facing. “Addiction can kill you as wel... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusMay 19 2020RecoveryRehab
Americans turn to drugs and alcohol as stress rises A few Quarantinis, an eight-ball and 6 Balloons please... – May 13, 2020 - Other than alcohol, opioids and marijuana, the survey showed drugs being used by the coronavirus-weary public include benzodiazepines such as... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 19 2020
Not everyone hates being stuck at home. Some people are thriving Meet Your Inner Life – MAY 12, 2020 - With her basic expenses covered by unemployment insurance — and no happy hours or social obligations costing her money — Thai has been following her instincts every day; do... Read More...CoronavirusMay 19 2020
Lockdown causing ‘serious mental illness in first-time patients’ From 0 to 5150 – May 15, 2020 - The chief executive of one mental health trust said: “We are definitely seeing ‘people not known to services’ who are acutely unwell. They are mainly young men aged 18-25 who require ... Read More...CoronavirusdepressionMay 19 2020Mental Health
“I Can’t Turn My Brain Off”: PTSD & Health Care Workers Counselors at Risk – May 16, 2020 - To address the ballooning problem, therapists who specialize in treating trauma are offering free sessions to medical workers and emergency responders nationwide. New York City has... Read More...CompassionCoronavirusMay 19 2020Mental Health
Covid-19 has streamlined addiction medicine treatment Safer at Home – May 12, 2020 - ...rendering the in-person visit and potential coronavirus exposure unnecessary. In New York City, some clinics have even delivered methadone supplies by courier — a 180-degree sh... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusMay 19 2020Recovery
I’m Fighting Relapse In The Pandemic: Why Do I Stay Sober? by Nour Abi-Nakhoul Heroine NOT Heroin – May 8, 2020 - It’s a difficult time to be an addict. Researchers tend to see spikes in substance use during emergencies like COVID-19. On top of the general stress of social distancing, the shut... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionMay 19 2020