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The latest South Carolina Public Radio News reports on the spread of the coronavirus and efforts to fight it.

Increased Depression and Alcohol Use Reported During the Pandemic

Dr. Joshua Smith
Bobbi Conner/MUSC

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Joshua Smith about the increased rates of depression and alcohol use being reported during the pandemic.  Dr. Smith is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and he is the Clinical Director of the Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs at MUSC. 

Bobbi Conner has been producing and hosting public radio programs for over 30 years. She was the longtime host of the national Parents Journal public radio program. Conner has lived in the Charleston area for over twenty years.