How are ADDICTION & Mental Health Disorders related?


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Mental health disorders and addiction are connected in several ways1234:

·         A mental health disorder can be considered a risk factor for drug use, which may lead to addiction.

·         Drug use can trigger the development of a mental health disorder.

·         Once both issues are co-occurring, they are likely to perpetuate one another.

·         Mental health disorders may make someone more prone to addictive behaviors.

·         Substance abuse disorders and mental health conditions frequently co-exist, as people turn to addictive substances to self-medicate, and those substances cause and aggravate existing mental health symptoms.

·         Some mental health disorders are well-known for aggravating substance use.

·         Similarly, the changes in the brain produced by certain drugs can worsen specific mental illnesses.

 

How Mental Health Disorders and Addiction are Connected (addictionblog.org)

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