Requests for drug recovery counseling are up sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic even as social distancing requirements make it difficult for those providing and seeking these services.
Faced with a stay-at-home order as the Granite State struggles to arrest the momentum of COVID-19, many of those seeking help for substance use disorders are encountering some new speed-bumps on their road to recovery.
Although courthouses throughout the state have suspended most in-person hearings and greatly limited foot traffic, the alternative sentencing program is still up and running with critical services available to those working toward long-term recovery.