Category: Dual Diagnosis

What’s the Link Between Addiction and Anxiety?

• Dual Diagnosis

There is a link between addiction and anxiety which means they often occur at the same time. Addiction treatment addresses both the substance problem and any co-occurring mental health issues simultaneously. When addiction occurs alongside other mental illnesses, which occurs often, it is termed dual diagnosis. The link between mental illness and addiction goes both […]

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What’s the Link Between Addiction and ADHD?

• Dual Diagnosis

Living with ADHD can be challenging and battling an addiction at the same time is even more difficult. But this is a reality for many people: Up to 50% of people with ADHD have a substance use problem. The two mental health issues need to be treated simultaneously in order for an addicted individual to […]

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