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COVID-19 makes it harder to stay sober

COVID-19 makes it harder to stay sober Kevin P. Hill © EMILY ROSE BENNETT Jason Paris, right, a clinician at Ottagan Addictions Recovery, leads a combination in-person and telehealth intensive outpatient therapy group, in Grand Haven, Mich., on Nov. 20, 2020. It began as a stopgap way to get through the pandemic, but both participants and providers say virtual sessions have some clear advantages and will likely become a permanent part of recovery. The computerized dial tone pulsed repeatedly, but my patient did not appear on my screen. Although we had met only a couple of times by video after more than a year of in-person meetings, my thoughts immediately raced past possible technological problems to worries that she had relapsed after eight months of hard-fought sobriety from alcohol. Working with patients with substance use disorder, clinicians grow accustomed to suspecting a relapse when a patient does not show up for an appointment.

It could happen to anyone - News - Holland Sentinel

HOLLAND — Avery Rios’ smile lit up a room. He loved building and racing cars and working with his dad. He was smart, kind and respectful.Now, Avery’s father, John Rios, is mourning his son’s death from an accidental fentanyl overdose.Avery, 20, died in September 2020. He struggled with depression for years, sometimes becoming suicidal.Though his family tried repeatedly to help Avery, he would sometimes self-medicate to lessen his depression with drugs he bought on the

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