Iman Jafferi Ph.D.
Identifying the Trauma
Addiction
Covid-19 Pandemic Measures and Signs
Pandemic measures bring an epidemic of substance use.
Posted Apr 29, 2021
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Reviewed by Lybi Ma
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Covid-19 Lockdown measures had exacerbated substance use.
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While the COVID-19 pandemic has affected people worldwide, it has deeply impacted those dealing with substance addiction. Experts have consistently reported a pattern of Profound Anxiety, Desensitization, Panic Disorder, and Depression lasting months or even years after the initial diagnosis.
The devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have affected people around the globe, including illicit drug use, mental health implications, physical health implications, and links to domestic violence and domestic violence.
Addiction requires deliberate, recurrent, and indefinite withdrawal symptoms. Swaths of the global population have been individually exposed to opioids in the form of drinks, pills, loquits, or sprays.
The strain of COVID-19 has made the combined effects of alcohol, sleeping pills, and heroin, on average, lead to a war-related death rate exceeding 100,000 people per year.
SUSM emergency departments have reported a 67 percent increase in referrals to mental health providers related to COVID-19.
In Michigan, ambulance and fire service workers, as well as mental health personnel, have had to transition from departmental to parochial and team oriented practices.
There has been a sharp increase in the number of child abuse reporting states, from 70 in July to 154 in September, while emergency child custody orders have stretched to 46.
Mental Health Crisis Hotlines
Hotlines are: 1-800-985-5242
You can find them by searching the links below for the states you are interested in counseling.
States include California, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington. Click "Hotlines" in the menu to find them.
To find a mental health professional near you, visit psychologytoday.com/therapists.
Source: Victoria Borodinova, PhD
If you are interested in talking about the mental health challenges children and teens face during the pandemic, refer to this document. It is housed on my website.
The document also contains downloadable files that include a workbook entitled "Mental Health for Teens."
References
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Kashdan, P. (1997). "Why Mental Health Isn't Always a Wait-and-See World."
Nowak, S. (2019, Nov 24). Where Things Start. Substance Use and Mental Illness. http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/1521-06612-0
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Ruba, A (2010). "Mental Health in the Time of COVID-19 Chaos." NPR.com. Retrieved from https://www.npr.org/2010/07/24/us/indepth/npr/10859769.