A co-occurring disorder refers to having both a substance use disorder and mental health disorder simultaneously. Nearly half of individuals who experience a mental health disorder will also experience...
Recovering from a substance use disorder (SUD) can be challenging, but it’s even more complex when trauma is also a part of the equation. Trauma and substance use disorders...
The connection between mental health and substance use has become a popular topic of conversation in recent years. While neither disorder is directly responsible for causing the other, both...
Self-medication is when an individual uses medications or substances to treat self-diagnosed symptoms or conditions. For example, you might use old pain medication to treat a sprained ankle that...