references
Since this project is about how the Recovery community has been affected by Covid-19 I am choosing to use several sources that are well known in the Recovery community but perhaps not so well known by those who are not in Recovery. I will use these references to demonstrate that even though the standard AA or NA meeting is not always available during the Pandemic there are other options available that the addict or loved one may use such as Zoom, social media, and resources such as phone messaging, telehealth medicine and such. We just have to find ways to connect people into the right places for treatment and/or Recovery connections. Otherwise the death rate of overdose will continue to rise as it has during this Pandemic.
Author Unknown. Narcotics Anonymous. Van Nuys, California, World Service Office, Inc. 1986.
First I will use the basic text of Narcotics Anonymous. It is well known by those who suffer from addiction to substances such as narcotics (oxycodone, hydrocodone, methadone) and other substances
including alcohol. The Narcotics Anonymous (NA) book and program got it first real stability and growth in the early 1970's. The reason that the organization published a book was that the members realized that they needed a text on addiction and they wanted to be the ones who published it.
Author Unknown. How Al-Anon Works, For Families & Friends of Alcoholics. Virginia Beach, Virginia. World Service Office, Inc. 1995.
This publication is one that was a follow-up to the original Narcotics Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous books. It was published because addiction began to be recognized as a family disease and there were many family members and friends who suffered greatly from living and/or loving an alcoholic or addict. It was starting to be called a family illness and therefore the publishers wanted to help change the attitudes of those who suffered. The book is used to try and help give comfort to families and friends of addicts and by offering understanding and encouragement to the addict.
Foote, Jeffrey, PhD. (2014) What is Addiction? Beyond Addiction. 2014 (First) pages 27-43. IBSN 978-1-4767-0948-2
This article covers what some may not know about being an addict and how difficult it is on the actual addict. It is most difficult on the one who suffers at the mercy of the chemical or substance. I will use this article to clarify why it is so important to have platforms or various types to reach the one who suffrers and/or to engage them in a consistant Recovery effort. Especially during the Pandemic.
samhsa.gov/Coronavirus. Webpage for a Government Agency
This web site is operated by our government and deals with mental health and substance use disorders (SUD). It also has specific resources that deal with the Covid Pandemic. It shows online health and disease management programs and how they are acessed. Prior to Covid many agencies and health care providers were using these platforms to reduce the stress associated with Covid. The website shows examples of Virtual drug and alcohol recovery support services for enrollees with mental health and substance use disorders, blogs, newsletters as well as webinars that show how to manage stress. Helping people in a community find these resources for mental health and SUD support during the Covid Pandemic is crucial for our nation. More information is at: https://www.deadiversion.usdoj
Basically this information is all about what options will be available to those who suffer addiction and now dealing with the interruption of the Covid Pandemic. This will be extremely helpful. June 29, 2020.
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