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
With pandemic, addiction treatment facilities see an increase in patients
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