{"id":2426,"date":"2020-03-31T12:55:10","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T16:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gc4recovery.org\/?p=2426"},"modified":"2020-03-31T12:57:46","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T16:57:46","slug":"buzz-feed-the-coronavirus-pandemic-has-made-the-opioid-epidemic-even-worse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gc4recovery.org\/gc4rnewwebsite20\/buzz-feed-the-coronavirus-pandemic-has-made-the-opioid-epidemic-even-worse\/","title":{"rendered":"Buzz Feed: The Coronavirus Pandemic Has Made The Opioid Epidemic Even Worse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.3.3&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.3.3&#8243;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.3.3&#8243; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_blurb _builder_version=&#8221;4.3.3&#8243; title=&#8221;Buzz Feed: The Coronavirus Pandemic Has Made The Opioid Epidemic Even Worse&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Deaths from drug overdoses are likely to increase during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeednews.com\/collection\/coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus outbreak<\/a>\u00a0because of disruption to recovery routines and access to treatment, according to counselors and people whose rehabilitation depends on daily care.<\/p>\n<p>Lockdowns and social distancing have forced doctors, social services, and support groups to shut down, reduce hours, or move online \u2014 leaving people who use drugs and those in recovery to face greater risks with less support.<\/p>\n<p>The coronavirus emergency has also presented new problems for people being treated for opioid use disorder \u2014 the medical term for opioid addiction \u2014 at methadone clinics. In order to collect their daily doses, patients typically have to go in person, which has made social distancing impossible for some. Service providers in New York, which is now the epicenter of the US coronavirus outbreak, say they don\u2019t have the resources to handle delivery for all of the patients who are likely to become ill and require quarantine.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full Buzz Feed story here: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeednews.com\/article\/otilliasteadman\/coronavirus-opioids-overdoses\">https:\/\/www.buzzfeednews.com\/article\/otilliasteadman\/coronavirus-opioids-overdoses<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deaths from drug overdoses are likely to increase during the\u00a0coronavirus outbreak\u00a0because of disruption to recovery routines and access to treatment, according to counselors and people whose rehabilitation depends on daily care. 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