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Understanding Dual Diagnosis: How to Plan Your Treatment Path

There are approximately 21 million people living in the United States with a substance abuse problem. 8 million of them also have a mental health issue. This is known as a co-occurring disorder or dual diagnosis. How are the two disorders connected and how does it affect treatment options? Here are some answers. Which Came First The […]

co-occurring disorders, Depression, dual diagnosis, mental illness

Lindsey Whittaker

How Are Substance Addiction and Depression Related?

Bad days happen to everyone. From work bogging us down to relationships that suck the fun out of everything, we all go through “down times” in life. For most people, these feelings of sadness come and go organically and can be very simply fixed by doing things that make us feel happier – like hanging…

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Lindsey Whittaker

5 Signs You May Have a Co-Occurring Disorder

With May being Mental Health Month, we couldn’t think of a better time to go over the relationship between mental health and substance use disorders. Today, we’re talking about co-occurring disorders. Let’s start from the top, shall we? What is a Co-Occurring Disorder? Co-occurring disorders involve the co-existence of a mental health disorder and a…

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