Another Casualty in the Coronavirus Pandemic: People Who Need Drug Rehab

It used to take Lisa Cottaneo-Boska less than 24 hours to get the drug addicts she helps into a residential rehab program.

But now, with the coronavirus pandemic raging and the environment ripe for relapse, wait times for inpatient rehab spots have grown to days and, in some cases, weeks — delays that can be deadly for addicts, especially those who use heroin. “If we can’t get them in on the same day, we already know they’re going to go out and use again,” Cottaneo-Boska said.

Read More