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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Issues

Substance Abuse And Mental Health Issues Understanding the link between substance abuse and mental health disorders is important for recovery. When you have both a substance abuse problem and a mental health issue such as depression, bipolar disorder, or anxiety, it is called a co-occurring disorder or dual diagnosis. Dealing with substance abuse, alcoholism, or

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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Issues
How Addiction Hijacks the Brain

How Addiction Hijacks the Brain

New insights into the causes of  dependence in drugs Addiction involves craving for something intensely, loss of control over its use, and continuing involvement with it despite adverse consequences. Addiction changes the brain, first by subverting the way it registers pleasure and then by corrupting other normal drives such as learning and motivation. These addiction chemicals

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