Are Substance Dependent Struggling for Utilizing the Services during COVID-19

By : Sanjeev Mishra, Pradeep Kumar

Page No: 171-178

Abstract:
COVID-19 infection and lockdown strategies both are impacted to the human life negatively. Treatment modes, techniques and accessibility to the Healthcare system became compromising during the pandemic. This article aims to understand different problematic aspect in service utilization of addiction services. Due to lockdown people with substance abuse leads to relapse and resulting use of multiple substance, that can be cause severe health complications like withdrawal and worsen to death. So, these conditions are making them prone to procure drugs in illegal way. This crisis has paved the path towards development and acceptance of digital psychiatry as a mode of treatment.

Authors :
Sanjeev Mishra
M. Phil, Psychiatric Social Work Trainee – Department of PSW, Institute of mental health, Pt. B.D.S., PGIMS, Rohtak.

Pradeep Kumar
Consultant Psychiatric Social Work – State Institute of Mental Health, Pt. B.D.S., PGIMS, Rohtak.

 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/JPR.2022.17.01.14