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…
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…
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…
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…