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Employees dealing with the relentless stress of the pandemic are increasingly turning to drugs and alcohol to take the edge off.
Twenty-two million people suffer from active substance use disorders, according to the Edge Treatment Center — and the pandemic has only made matters worse. By June of last year, 13% of Americans reported starting or increasing their substance use as a way to cope with stress or emotions related to COVID-19, according to the CDC.
Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio
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