Recovering addicts more at risk of relapse amid coronavirus, experts warn
by Alexandra Villarreal in New York from on (#51CFC)
Health professionals are seeing more relapses as the US takes drastic measures to limit the spread of coronavirus
People struggling with addiction in the US are more at risk of relapse as their routines get disrupted and their lives are put on pause because of the coronavirus pandemic, experts have warned.
"The message we're receiving is stay away from people. Isolate. Don't be around people, and [for] people that are in recovery, that's like a recipe for disaster," said Denny Kolsch, a licensed mental health counselor, who is in recovery, and founded a mental health and addiction treatment facility in Florida.
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