• 17% of unemployed workers have substance use disorder: Survey https://drugfree.org/learn/drug-and-alcohol-news/17-of-unemployed-workers-have-substance-use-disorder-survey/
• Experts predict isolation caused by COVID-19 will cause addiction relapses https://drugfree.org/learn/drug-and-alcohol-news/experts-predict-isolation-caused-by-covid-19-will-cause-addiction-relapses/
• During episodes of large increases in unemployment, the number of drug users can increase dramatically
https://www.stlouisfed.org/publications/regional-economist/july-2013/exploring-the-link-between-drug-use-and-job-status-in-the-us
• Calls to U.S. help line jump 891% when compared to this time last year as White House is warned of Mental health crisis
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/calls-us-helpline-jump-891-white-house-warned/story?id=70010113
• As pandemic and stay-at-home orders spread, so does alcohol consumption
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/as-pandemic-and-stay-at-home-orders-spread-so-does-alcohol-consumption/2020/04/02/ad41bc3c-7430-11ea-87da-77a8136c1a6d_story.html
• A government survey finds 17 percent of unemployed workers have a substance use disorder, compared with 9 percent of full-time workers
https://money.cnn.com/2013/11/26/news/economy/drugs-unemployed/index.html
• Are high unemployment rates increasing the rate of teen substance abuse?
https://www.newportacademy.com/resources/substance-abuse/are-high-unemployment-rates-increasing-the-rate-of-teen-drug-and-alcohol-abuse/
• Unemployment and Substance Use: A review of literature
http://www.eurekaselect.com/94425/article
