Substance abuse and drug addiction, a mental health issue in Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer and other parts of Alberta by Options Okanagan Treatment Center in Kelowna, British Columbia treating alcohol and drug addiction and recovery.
Co-Occurring Disorders Of Substance Abuse
Mental health disorders – such as bipolar disorder, depression and anxiety – often occur in conjunction with substance abuse which is direct result of the need to self medicate. When receiving a dual diagnosis, it is essential to treat not only the addiction, but the mental health issue. It is difficult enough dealing with one affliction and the struggle only increases when there are two problems to handle. However, there are a variety of treatment programs that are designed to treat dual diagnosis and help sufferers live a full and normal life.
What Is The Relationship Between Mental Health And Substance Abuse?
Each problem comes with specific symptoms that are unique but inhibit the ability to function normally in day-to-day life and prevent the means to relate well with others. The two disorders also feed off one another – an untreated mental health issue results in increased substance abuse which in turn exacerbates the mental health issue creating a downward spiral or cycle of abuse.
Is Mental Health Responsible For Substance Abuse?
While people who have mental health issues often fall prey to addiction, it is not necessarily the cause of the addiction. In other words, addiction is not a symptom of a mental health disorder but a disorder in and of it’s own and should be treated as such.
This is where the term ‘self-medicate’ comes into play. People suffering with depression or anxiety use alcohol or drugs to deal with the mental health disorder. However, the drugs and alcohol they use only offer a short term solution resulting in heightened symptoms of the mental health disorder. Most mental health issues have a genetic as well as environmental component. If you are predisposed to a mental health condition, substance abuse could bring the mental disorder to the fore. Prescription medications that are used to treat mental illness are often contraindicated for use with alcohol and recreational drugs. This means that the prescribed medications will not be as effective or create a whole new set of symptoms for the user to deal with.
A recent report from the Journal of the American Medical Association found that addiction is typical in persons with Mental health issues:
– Around 55% of mental health sufferers with extreme conditions, abuse substances.
– 42% of alcoholics and 57% of narcotic addicts have a mental disorder.
– Encompassing all types of mental illness, 32% have substance abuse problems.
Options Okanagan Drug And Alcohol Treatment Centers in Kelowna, Salmon Arm and Vancouver, British Columbia – Men and Women are recovering and healing from Alcohol and Drug Abuse at our treatment center here in the Okanagan right now.
Our unique and distinctive drug treatment program allows men and women to come in from Calgary as well as Edmonton as we offer airport pickup.
Numerous clients come to us from Calgary and Edmonton and other locations in Alberta and even other provinces for Opiate addiction treatment, meth drug treatment, many other drug and alcohol addictions for rehabilitation because of the uniqueness of our treatment center.
Our Treatment Location:
Options Okanagan Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center
551 Sherrydale Crescent, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1V 2E6
Toll Free Phone Number : 1-855-335-0331