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Escapism and Addiction: Trending During COVID-19
Aaron Weiner, PhD Aaron Weiner, PhD

Escapism and Addiction: Trending During COVID-19

I’ll cut straight to the chase: we have a serious problem with self-medication and numbing going on right now in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Between marijuana sales booming, opioid overdoses sharply spiking, alcohol sales up nationally, porn traffic showing very significant increases, and even online gambling showing a huge increase (including a staggering 90% in Nevada), self-medication through addictive behaviors are at an all-time high right now.

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