by Jeff Breedlove | Mar 20, 2020 | Blog
GPB Radio: Social Distancing Means People Who Need People Have A Tough Time Staying Sober The social distancing advice applies as much to people who rely on group meetings for their substance abuse recovery as it does for anyone else, Georgia Council on Substance...
by Jeff Breedlove | Mar 20, 2020 | Blog
Daily Beast: Not Even 9/11 Could Shut Down AA Meetings. Coronavirus is Different. Twelve-step meetings often end with the group holding hands. But as COVID-19 spreads rapidly throughout the globe, that ritual has become fraught with risk. Instead, those Americans...
by Jeff Breedlove | Mar 20, 2020 | Blog
NIDA: COVID-19: Potential Implications for Individuals with Substance Use Disorders As people across the U.S. and the rest of the world contend with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the research community should be alert to the possibility that it could hit some...
by Jeff Breedlove | Mar 20, 2020 | Blog
AJC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says you should be disinfecting daily The Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says you should be disinfecting daily Even while stuck at home, the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and...
by Jeff Breedlove | Mar 20, 2020 | Blog
AJC: Georgia insurance commissioner bans policy cancellations during pandemic Georgia’s insurance commissioner on Friday banned insurers from canceling health and business policies while the state navigates the coronavirus pandemic. In a directive issued Friday,...