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Double Trouble: Mental Illness and Addiction, Part 2 | Therapy Soup
Mental health patients share the biases of the rest of our society. They experience shame and stigma from their mental disorder and this is amplified when it comes to drug abuse. In the U.S., 90% of individual with drug abuse or drug dependency do not seek treatment. We should not be surprised that MICAs face similar issues.
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Tags: Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Addiction, Disease and Condition, Drug
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blogs.psychcentral.com — “People start using or experimenting with drugs and alcohol for a number of different reasons. These include the desire to experience intense pleasure, wanting to suppress bad feelings, curiosity (wanting to know what the big deal is), and enhance performance.” View full resource at blogs.psychcentral.com
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