The COVID-19 pandemic is driving new patterns (and increasing established patterns) of substance use/abuse and a variety of other compulsive and maladaptive behaviors.

People who gamble regularly online are doing so more frequently during the coronavirus pandemic. Alcohol sales are up more than 60 percent and opioid overdoses have skyrocketed. Recent reports show that online gambling services have exploded in popularity, which could lead to a subsequent increase in gambling addiction. You…