recovery

Providing addiction services during a pandemic: Lessons learned from COVID-19

Scientific article
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing measures have made in-person mutual help groups inaccessible to many individuals struggling with substance use disorders (SUDs). In this paper, we share our experience training volunteers to facilitate SMART Recovery groups and SMARTline
JSAT

Holiday Stress

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The holidays may be especially tough this year for a lot of people during the pandemic. Many people in recovery may have a setback and use substances increasing their risk for self-harm. Reach out and #BeThe1To to help someone in emotional...
Suicide prevention steps

Sex and Gender Effects in Recovery From Alcohol Use Disorder

Scientific article
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The current article provides a summary of biopsychosocial gender differences in alcohol use disorder (AUD), then reviews existing literature on gender differences in treatment access, retention, outcomes, and longer-term recovery. Among...