Substance abuse and COVID-19

ALL AROUND THE WORLD.

BUTIT'S PROVING TO BE A BIGSTRUGGLE...FOR THOSE RECOVERING FROMSUBSTANCE ABUSE.

OUR KATIEKELEHER... SHARES THE STORYOF ONE WOMAN WORKING TO STAYSOBER... AND HER ADVICE TOTHOSE BATTLING ADDICTION."I'm 44 and I've been onsome kind of substance sinceI was probably 15." MELISSAHAYES IS READY TO GET HERLIFE TURNED AROUND.SHE RECENTLY GOT OUT OFPRISON.

AND IS NOW GETTINGHELP FROM THERESONANCE CENTER FOR WOMENIN TULSA.

SHE SAYS EVERY DAYIS A STRUGGLE."Yeah, a cold beer would begreat, but I would rather goget a Pepsi.

And then I knowthat I can go home and feelgood about myself when I goto bed."THE RESONANCE CENTER FORWOMEN SAYS - THERE'S BEEN ANINCREASE INRELAPSES DURING THEPANDEMIC.

MANY DUE TO THESTRESS OF LOSING AJOB OR HOURS BEING CUT.

ANDTRYING TO WORK - BUT ALSOHAVING TO STAY HOME WITHCHILDREN WHO CAN'T GO TOSCHOOL.

THE ISOLATION OF THEPANDEMIC - WEARING ON THOSEIN RECOVERY."There's so many activitiesthat people engage in toreplace the substance usingbehavior that, quitefrankly, they're not able todo right now." CATHY HODGESWITH RESONANCE SAYS THERE'SMANY THINGS PEOPLE CAN DO.THE BIGGEST BEING - DON'T BEAFRAID TO GET HELP."Have a structured routineto the extent that they'reable to stay in the momentand know that this too shallpass."HAYES AGREES.

SHE'STHANKFUL TO HAVE HELP AND ACHANCE TO RECONNECT WITH HERFAMILY AGAIN."If I can do it, you can doit.""It's a beautiful lifewithout it.

You think youhave a great life, but youdon't." IN TULSA, KATIEKELEHER, 2 WORKS FOR YOU.TWO WORKS FOR YOU WEATHER