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Bridging 
The Gap
Insights on Addiction and Behavioral Health
 
      
      Helping Teens Cope With Anxiety and Stress During COVID-19
 
      
      COVID-19 is lighting a fire under the opioid epidemic
 
      
      Escapism and Addiction: Trending During COVID-19
I’ll cut straight to the chase: we have a serious problem with self-medication and numbing going on right now in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Between marijuana sales booming, opioid overdoses sharply spiking, alcohol sales up nationally, porn traffic showing very significant increases, and even online gambling showing a huge increase (including a staggering 90% in Nevada), self-medication through addictive behaviors are at an all-time high right now.