With pandemic, addiction treatment facilities see an increase in patients

If you live in Philly you may have heard RCA at Devon CEO Steve Wicke on KYW Newsradio this week. Steve explained that “alcoholism and drug addiction are a disease of isolation, and a typical story is, ‘I was furloughed or laid off because of COVID and I relapsed…’ Steve also explained that more first-time patients were being admitted to RCA Devon and these patients were reporting  an assortment of pressures for which they have been self-medicating with alcohol or drugs.  “There are a lot of folks that need treatment that aren’t getting it right now,” he added. Listen to broadcast and read article here https://kywnewsradio.radio.com/articles/news/addiction-treatment-facilities-see-an-increase-in-patients