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Interview: Steve Wildsmith on Substance Abuse Recovery During the Pandemic

WUOT | By Chrissy Keuper
Published December 24, 2020 at 5:00 AM EST
https://www.thedailytimes.com/columns/steve_wildsmith/wildsmith-remembering-kenny-rogers-the-gambler-cashes-out/article_7b58218c-6058-5994-a3c9-735655e968f1.html

 

 

 

 

 

While drug and alcohol deaths are rising in Tennessee and throughout the nation, Steve Wildsmith says it’s important to remember that those rising numbers are not just a product of the pandemic. Wildsmith is with drug and alcohol treatment center Cornerstone of Recovery, Inc., and is also a freelance journalist and a recovering addict. He spoke with WUOT’s Chrissy Keuper.

 

Resources:

 

Virtual NA Meetings

 

Virtual AA Meetings
 
 
Blogs by Steve Wildsmith:
 
Mission critical: Staying connected in recovery during the coronavirus
 
 
 
Addiction recovery resources: Medicare, TriCare, grant beds and more
 

 
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Chrissy Keuper
Chrissy served as WUOT's News Director and host of monthly public affairs talk show Dialogue from late 2021 to early 2023. Her first job with the station was as weekend student announcer while earning her bachelor's in Anthropology from the University of Tennessee. She had previously been the station's local host for NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered news programs; occasionally filled in as host for WUOT's Morning and Afternoon Concerts; and won multiple awards for her interviews, feature stories, and Dialogue.
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