Why is there comorbidity between substance use disorders and mental illnesses?

Excerpt from Common Comorbidities with Substance Use Disorders Research Report – National Institute of Drug Abuse The high prevalence of comorbidity between substance use disorders and other mental illnesses does not necessarily mean that one caused the other, even if…

Substance use disorders in military veterans: prevalence and treatment challenges

Jenni B Teeters, Cynthia L Lancaster, Delisa G Brown,and Sudie E Back Disclaimer This disclaimer relates to PubMed, PubMed Central (PMC), and Bookshelf. These three resources are scientific literature databases offered to the public by the U.S. National Library of…

Mental health problems among young people in substance abuse treatment in Sweden

Torkel Richert, Mats Anderberg & Mikael Dahlberg Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy volume 15, Article number: 43 (2020) Abstract Background Young people with substance use problems face a high risk of co-occurring mental health problems, something that may involve…

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Connection Between Substance Use Disorder and Mental Illness

 Publish Date – March 6, 2021  Written By Ben Lesser  Medically Reviewed By Nina Köhler And Ralf Dietrich   Last Updated on May 25, 2021 by Ben Lesser Mental illness and substance abuse are directly or indirectly connected to the other with adverse effects to the…

Why Mental Health Disorders Co-Exist With Substance Use

By Sherri Gordon  Medically reviewed by  Steven Gans, MD Understanding Comorbidity Comorbidity refers to the fact that two conditions, such as a specific mental health disorder and a substance use disorder, often co-exist together. What this means is that in…

 We thought we knew drug addiction. Then our nephew died in our house

Mary Anne French & Tom Wega, Guest Columnists Published 5:35 a.m. ET Oct. 10, 2019 Published in the Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, NY In the early morning hours of Aug. 26, our young nephew, Derek John Gerlach passed away at…

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