COVID-19 and addiction

<p>Overdoses have spiked since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, many Americans report having started or increased substance use as a way of coping with the crisis. <a href='https://www.northwell.edu/find-care/find-a-doctor/internal-medicine/dr-soteri-polydorou-md-11382492'>Soteri Polydorou, MD</a>, and <a href='https://www.northwell.edu/find-care/find-a-doctor/psychiatry/dr-harshal-d-kirane-md-11366711'>Harshal Kirane, MD</a>, discuss these alarming trends and how Northwell's many programs have adapted to meet the rising demand for substance abuse disorder treatment amid COVID-19. Topics include:</p> <ul><li><a href='https://www.northwell.edu/news/the-latest/wellbridge-addiction-treatment-and-research-center-opens-as-demand-for-substance-use-disorder-treatment-rises-during-covid-19-pandemic'>Wellbridge</a> Addiction Treatment and Research Center, which launched amid the pandemic and is expanding access to critical substance abuse disorder services</li> <li>What is an addiction?</li> <li>Impact on families</li> <li>Bringing research to practice</li> </ul> More from the experts <p>Dr. Polydorou discusses the <a href='https://consumer.healthday.com/infectious-disease-information-21/coronavirus-1008/levels-of-anxiety-addiction-suicidal-thoughts-are-soaring-in-the-pandemic-760373.html'>support services available</a> during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p> <p>What <a href='https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOylAPfMBafmhQIwY75QbOzNcQEpz5tEr'>video episodes</a> of 20-Minute Health Talk on YouTube.</p>