Health & Fitness
Resources for Alcohol and Substance-Use Disorder During COVID-19
A list of resources and insights on how to get help for alcohol and drug use during the times in which we live due to COVID-19
Hello again, my neighbors. Yesterday, I posted about Mental Health resources during COVID-19 that might be helpful to you or those you know. That posting is here if you missed it: https://patch.com/illinois/niles/resources-your-mental-health-during-covid-19
Today, posting on resources for people, families, and children dealing with alcohol and substance-use disorder, and its impact.
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Sharing for you, us, a neighbor, friend, colleague or whomever...more to come as this is from colleagues in my field of work. This information comes from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). You can click on the link to go directly to that page or the links right here in the post.
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Virtual Recovery Resources for Substance Use and Mental Illness. Includes links to online meetings and recovery support resources offered by various mutual help groups and other organizations, as well as information on setting up a virtual meeting. https://www.drugabuse.gov/rela...
Addiction Policy Forum and CHESS Health
Connections App. Free research-based smartphone app to help people with recovery from substance use. https://www.addictionpolicy.or...
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Center on Addiction
Resources for Parents, Families, and Caregivers. Provides mobile (phone- and text-based) education and support for family members struggling with a loved one’s addiction as well as links to other virtual resources.
https://www.centeronaddiction....
Faces and Voices of Recovery
Faces & Voices of Recovery is dedicated to organizing and mobilizing the over 23 million Americans in recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs, their families, friends and allies into recovery community organizations and networks.
https://facesandvoicesofrecove...
Shatterproof
Shatterproof is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to reversing the addiction crisis in the United States.
How to Find a Virtual Recovery Meeting
https://www.shatterproof.org/b...
Unity Recovery, WeConnect, SOS Recovery, and Alano Club
Offering online recovery support group meetings five times daily, a daily family and loved one recovery support meeting, and weekly LGBTQ+ and Women’s Only recovery meetings.
http://unityrecovery.org/digit...