By Madalyn O Neill
Jul 7, 2021 | 8:34 PM
MINERAL POINT, Wis. â The COVID-19 pandemic overshadowed and worsened a deadly epidemic that touches so many in the country.
The challenges of the pandemic drove many to substance use, whether it was a new habit or an old one.
âI had no one to talk toâ: COVID disrupts usual support system
âI had a really bad life until moving here,â said Shaun Jaco, sitting on a swinging bench outside his Mineral Point home. âI never had friends like I have up here.â
It took a change of scenery and a new support system for his life to look brighter.
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