Viruses come and go, and they didn't use to bother us until the name corona rose. This virus spreads like wildfire and has a fatal rate of 2% on an effected body but more for those with weak immunes. It surely is a dangerous disease, and countries that maintain lockdown and encourage distancing can only keep their citizens from it.
Amid this outbreak turned pandemic, the treatment of your loved one may have the danger to hindrance. But there is no need to worry as with severe conditions as such; there are still some ways you can protect yourself and your loved one from the virus and even get them cured like the following.
Online Consultation
There is no need for you to delay a much needed medical attention for your loved one to get rehab. You can talk to online practitioners and get information through online chat and know the treatments to do at home. With the virus, many firms have already arranged to talk to patients on the phone or online to avoid interaction and spreading of the infection. Have a complete consultation session and get some prescriptions and tactics that can last your cherished through the pandemic.
Care in Meetings
If your loved one already has a support group system that encourages them to stop administrating drugs, never take it away from them. They are emotionally connected to it and depend upon it to go through daily life. You can instead take care of their safety by providing a mask and gloves that can help them shake hands and talk to mates from a distance. Recovery meetings are being structured in ways to protect patients from getting the virus and also allowing them to continue their activities from distances. Some undertakings like hugging may be diminished, but there are alternatives for them.
Comfort
During the pandemic of such an intensity takes a toll over much of the population, you don't want your addicted loved one to go out for treatment and catch it. Because even if you ensure over-the-top measures to protect, like administrating gloves, masks, and bodysuits, they could still end up touching or contacting an infected area. So it's best to stay at home and provide your utmost care meanwhile to your loved one going through addiction. Maybe give the cold turkey a try to get rid of the addiction at home. Just provide them with endless support and listen to their worries and try to help them out of pitfalls.
Get a Separate Room in a Facility
If you think that a loved one is too much into addiction and there isn't a thing or a person that can get them out of it, it may be best to take them to the facility. No matter what, you need to stop a dear one from converting addiction into abuse that can ruin their life forever and take action even in the case of a pandemic. Several inpatient treatment centers provide separate rooms with sanitization at top priority and keep patients' distance. Instead of your home, they can be locked down in that facility and get treated as well.
Diminish Fear
The occurrence of a pandemic and daily statistics of deaths and infected is giving a fright to the whole world. It is an alarming situation, but if you overthink it, it can go to your head and give stress. An already stressed and depressed drug addict doesn't need more strain to make the situation worse. So it will be best to make sure that you keep them away from the news and alarming them about the case. Keep them calm and safe.
