>>JENNIFER WAUGH: LIQUOR SALES ARE ALLOWED DURING THE STAY AT HOME ORDER A STORES THAT SELL
ALCOHOL HAVE AS A RESULT IN
VERY BUSY IN FACT NUMBERS FROM
SHOW ALCOHOL SALES SHOT UP
55% IN THE 3RD WEEK OF MARCH
COMPARED TO THIS TIME
LAST YEAR FOR SOME ALCOHOL CAN
BE A WAY TO ESCAPE. BUT WHEN DO
YOU KNOW IF IT’S
A PROBLEM. DOCTOR SEAN TELL
SULLIVAN IS A MENTAL HEALTH AND
SUBSTANCE ABUSE EXPERT FROM
MINE PATH CARE CENTER. SHE’S
JOINING US HERE THIS MORNING
VIA SKYPE THANK YOU DOCTOR FOR
JOINING US TO APPRECIATE IT.
>> YES GOOD MORNING, THANK YOU
FOR HAVING ME AND ON THE
MORNING. SO I REALLY
APPRECIATE IT AND YOU’RE
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT WE KNOW AND
2008 AN ANALYSIS PUBLISHED BY
THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL
AND PREVENTION FOUND THE
HOSPITALIZATION RATE FOR
ALCOHOL USE. HIS ORDERS ROSE
35% IN THE WAKE OF
HURRICANE KATRINA STILL A LOT
OF PEOPLE ARE TURNING TO
ALCOHOL WINE OR BEER TO COPE
DURING THIS TIME
AND THAT USE REALLY DEPENDS ON
WHAT’S GOING ON FOR THEM WE
NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT PEOPLE
ARE LOOKING FOR A WAY TO MANAGE
THEIR EMOTIONS FEELING COPE
WITH THIS CHANGE RIGHT NOW,
AND SO WHAT WE WANT TO ASK
OURSELVES IS WHY AM I DRINKING.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: SO IT’S
INTERESTING BECAUSE THE REALITY
IS THAT PEOPLE ARE BORED RIGHT.
THEY’RE RUNNING OUT OF THINGS
TO DO WHEN THEY MIGHT HAVE
FILLED THEIR DAYS BEFORE THE
PANDEMIC WITH WITH GROUPS
SPORTS GOING TO THE GYM GATHER
WITH FRIENDS. THEY CAN’T DO
THAT ANYMORE. SO HOW MUCH IS
TOO MUCH DRINKING, LET’S SAY
EACH DAY.
>>LENA PRINGLE: RIGHT SO I
WOULD SAY YOU WANT TO APPLY
THIS 3 PROCESS QUESTION THAT
YOU CAN REALLY ASK YOURSELF.
YOU WANT TO
SAY FIRST TIME LOOK AT HOW
FREQUENTLY OR DRINKING
THROUGHOUT THE DAY. WHAT TIME
IN THE DAY ARE YOU STARTING TO
USE ALCOHOL
BECAUSE MAYBE IF YOU ARE USED
TO COMING HOME IN THE EVENING
AFTER WORK AND YOU WOULD
CONSUME
A DRINK. AND NOW THAT YOU’RE
WORKING FROM HOME OR YOU HAVE
LESS ACCOUNTABILITY OR A
STRUCTURE IN YOUR LIFE YOU MAY
START THINKING EARLIER IN THE
DAY. SO YOU WANT TO LOOK AT HOW
EARLY ARE YOU DRINKING THE
SECOND PIECE WOULD BE THE
VOLUME SO YOU WANT TO MEASURE
HOW MUCH ARE YOU DRINKING
THROUGHOUT THE DAY, WE KNOW
THAT THE CDC RECOMMENDS THAT
MEN DO NOT EXCEED 3 TO 4 UNITS
OF ALCOHOL PER DAY OR 21 UNITS
OF ALCOHOL
PER WEEK AND FOR ONE AND THOSE
NUMBERS ARE A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WOMEN ARE NOT DRINKING
MORE THAN 2 TO 3 UNITS PER DAY
SO THAT’S ABOUT A HALF A GLASS
OF WINE PER UNIT OR 14 UNITS
PER WEEK.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: FOR THE FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO MAYBE ARE ALREADY STRUGGLING THEN WITH
SUBSTANCE ABUSE THIS HAS GOT TO
BE SUCH A DIFFICULT TIME FOR
THEM BECAUSE THEY MAY NOT BE
ABLE TO MEET FACE TO FACE THEM
WITH THEIR SPONSOR AND THEY’RE
BASICALLY SITTING AROUND THE
HOUSE WITH NOTHING TO DO
PERHAPS CRAVING AND WANTING TO
DRINK. WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE
FOR THEM.
>>LENA PRINGLE: HERE SO RIGHT
IT IS A DIFFICULT TIME
CERTAINLY ARE PEOPLE
WHO ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGE IN
LONG-TERM RECOVERY OR THOSE WHO
HAVE RECENTLY PARTICIPATED OR
STARTED A
RECOVERY PROGRAM AND IT’S
IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT NOW HAS
AND OTHER 12 STEP GROUPS MOVING
ONLINE. AND METHADONE CLINICS
AS WELL SHIFTING TO FUND
MEETINGS
IN APPOINTMENT. THERE’S BUT
ABILITY TO CONNECT WITH A
PROGRAM. SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO
HAVE THAT DELAY,
PARTICULARLY AT NIGHT THAT CARE
CENTERS I’VE MOVED ON MY
INDIVIDUAL THERAPY APPOINTMENTS
AND GROUP THERAPY TO AN ONLINE
PLATFORM TO TELEHEALTH
AND INDIVIDUALS ARE REALLY
APPRECIATING MORE THAN ANYTHING
WHAT THEY NEED IS CONNECTION
DURING THIS TIME.
UP.
>>LAUREN VERNO: AND DO YOU
ENCOURAGE THEN ALL
OF US, YOU KNOW BASICALLY
ESTABLISHING A ROUTINE MUCH
LIKE WE HAD BEFORE
THE PANDEMIC WHERE WE JUST SAY
TO OURSELVES OKAY REALLY ONE I
I ENJOY HAVING, LET’S SAY A
GLASS OF WINE AT THE END OF THE
DAY IT’S MY WAY
OF UNWINDING FOR WHATEVER
REASON AND YOU KNOW WHAT I’M
GOING TO WAIT NOT DO THAT UNTIL
6 OR 7 AND INSTEAD OF CONTINUING TO DRINK, MAYBE JUST DECIDE I’M GOING TO GO OUTSIDE
GO FOR A WALK WITH THE KIDS IS
AN EXAMPLE.
ABSOLUTELY SO YOU WANT TO FIND
WAYS TO DISTRACT YOURSELF AND
ANOTHER WAY THAT’S REALLY WHAT
IT’S ABOUT IT’S ABOUT BEING
BORED. IT’S ABOUT TRYING TO
NEGATE SOME OF THE EMOTION THAT
YOU MAY
BE HAVING.
>>LENA PRINGLE: SO YOU CAN
DISTRACT YOURSELF IN OTHER WAYS
YOU CAN TAKE CARS FOR A SECOND
AND REALLY BE MINDFUL ASKING
YOURSELF AGAIN. WHY AM I WANTED
TO DRINK RIGHT NOW AND WHAT
ELSE COULD I BE DOING
DIFFERENTLY AND SO YOU MIGHT GO
TO THINGS LIKE GOING FOR A
LEISURELY WALK. YOU MIGHT JUST
DO THAT IN A REALLY RELAXED
SETTING OR TRYING TO GET YOUR
HEART BE UP AND MOVING DO
SOMETHING LIKE DRYING OR FIND A
REALLY GOOD BOOK OR MOVIE TO
WATCH AGAIN JUST DISTRACTING
YOURSELF FROM WHAT’S GOING ON
AND BE MINDFUL OF HOW MUCH
YOU’RE DRINKING DOCTOR SHAN
TELLS SULLIVAN WITH MY PATH,
CARES. YES, THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US THIS MORNING.
DO
APPRECIATE IT.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: AND IF YOU
FIND THAT YOU ARE STRUGGLING
RIGHT NOW AND YOU NEED SOMEONE
TO CONNECT WITH IT MY PATH CARE
CENTERS. THE COMPANY IS HOLDING
VIRTUAL SESSIONS IF YOU JUST
HEARD FROM BOTH CURRENT AND
NEW PATIENTS JUST GO TO MINE
PATH CARE DOT COM SLASH
TELEHEALTH OR YOU CAN CALL THIS