Health
Rehab clinics overwhelmed as waiting lists balloon during pandemic – Sydney Morning Herald
Many Sydneysiders are heading north to dry out, while others are undertaking day programs from their living rooms via Zoom.
The Buttery’s chief executive Leone Crayden said there was high demand for the centre’s substance abuse and gambling addiction programs.
“People are ringing and they’re more anxious than they were before,” Ms Crayden said. “People are talking about how they’re drinking earlier, because they’re not working or working from home.”
There are 72 people on the waiting list for The Buttery’s public residential program, compared to 20-40 before the pandemic. Ms Crayden said that meant the difference b…
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