With Meetings Banned, Millions Struggle to Stay Sober On Their Own [nytimes.com]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 4/10/204:20 PM

By Jan Hoffman, The New York Times, March 26, 2020

On March 13, a dozen people gathered at a Cleveland outpatient clinic for their daily therapy group. They represented a patchwork of addictions: to alcohol, crack cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, heroin. They were freshly out of jail, out of marriages, out of work. The newest member had enrolled just a week earlier.

The three-hour morning session that Friday, reinforced with continually brewing coffee and snacks everyone brought to share (mini doughnuts, chips, cookies, pretzels) began with lights dimmed and a meditation. Shortly after noon, they locked arms, recited the Serenity Prayer, and said: “Be well, be safe, see you Monday.”

But the Monday session never came.

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