In this episode of Ordinary Courage Dr. Monty Ghosh discusses the crisis of addiction and COVID-19 and the impact that these two have had on each other and our community.
There are tips for how to cope with pre-existing addiction/substance use disorders and how to manage through the COVID crisis.
Links & Information from the Episode.
Relapse rates for opioids is 90%.
Relapse rate after opioid detoxification ranges from 72 to 88% after 12–36 months, despite multidisciplinary endeavors, though a six-month controlled study has shown lower relapse rate (32–70%) [1, 2]. Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5046044/
Rapid Access Addiction Medicine (RAAM) & Adult Addiction Services Calgary
https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/findhealth/Service.aspx?id=1080798&serviceAtFacilityID=1126612
In this episode of Ordinary Courage Dr. Monty Ghosh discusses the crisis of addiction and COVID-19 and the impact that these two have had on each other and our community.
There are tips for how to cope with pre-existing addiction/substance use disorders and how to manage through the COVID crisis.
Links & Information from the Episode.
Relapse rates for opioids is 90%.
Relapse rate after opioid detoxification ranges from 72 to 88% after 12–36 months, despite multidisciplinary endeavors, though a six-month controlled study has shown lower relapse rate (32–70%) [1, 2]. Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5046044/
Rapid Access Addiction Medicine (RAAM) & Adult Addiction Services Calgary
https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/findhealth/Service.aspx?id=1080798&serviceAtFacilityID=1126612