By Liz CareyOriginal Source: dailyyonder.comCoping with alcohol or substance abuse problems is hard on a normal day.But coping with it during the times of Covid-19 and social distancing is even harder, especially so for those in rural areas.By her own account, Sophie spends about four to five hours a day talking to her boyfriend John. (EDITOR’S NOTE: We are using pseudonyms for Sophie and John because of the sensitive nature of alcoholism and addiction.)He’s located in a rural area in eastern North Carolina. She’s located in the Upstate of South Carolina in a town called Mountain Rest.Nightly, he talks to her on the phone, struggling with the isolation of being quarantined in a hotel room and dealing emotionally with his alcoholism.He’s trying to quit, she says. But there’s no help available as resources in rural areas...click here to continue reading
