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Itâs time to change the conversation around substance use on-Island
As we round the corner on a year of living with COVID, most of us are aware of the impacts of the pandemic on our lives â isolation, anxiety, boredom, depleted savings, depleted tolerance, depleted goodwill (perhaps). An incredible thirst for travel, the sight of smiling faces, and spending time in crowded places.Â
In a story published on Tuesday in STAT, the Boston Globeâs daily health newsletter, the CDC reported another grim effect on the lives of Americans: a 20 percent increase in, and the highest-ever number of, fatal overdoses ever recorded in the U.S. in a single year.Â
The Martha s Vineyard Times
Film documents addiction and recovery on Marthaâs Vineyard
âOn Islandâ sheds light on substance use disorder, and offers message of hope for those struggling.
The documentary film On Island uses individual stories of addiction and recovery to illustrate just how prevalent substance use disorder is in our community.
Although the seasonal resort destination of Marthaâs Vineyard is largely sequestered from the mainland, it is not spared from the scourge of addiction that spreads through communities like wildfire.
With the warm days of summer here set in sharp contrast with the gloomy days of the off-season, some Islanders turn to drugs and alcohol as an escape from the boredom or depression that is also widespread in our tiny Island community.