Stigma and cost of treatment dissuade many people with substance use disorders from seeking help. But when this Corning employee realized her drinking had gotten out of control, she had a benefit to turn to: a virtual clinic and addiction management platform called Pelago.
“I’ve struggled with alcohol for my entire life, and I found that during COVID especially, I was drinking way too much,” says the Corning employee, who has asked to remain anonymous for the sake of privacy. “Both of my kids were gone, and the isolation was really what it was all about. I turned to the program because of my company — I don’t know if I would have done it on my own, but I got emails and other notifications through my company about what the program was offering and that made me want to jump in and give it a try.”
