Alcohol and drug addiction is a disease affecting more than 21 million Americans.
Almost two-thirds of Americans have friends or a family member who have struggled with addiction.
The most recent statistics show that more than 23 million people nationwide ages 12 or older needed treatment for a substance use disorder. Addiction treatment providers believe many people [...]
What is dual diagnosis?
The term ‘dual diagnosis’ or ‘dual disorders’ has in recent years come to be used in the alcohol, drug and mental health fields to describe a particular group of people who have both a diagnosed mental health problem together with problems of alcohol and/or drug use.
Usually this focus has more often referred [...]
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