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Facing Addiction Takes Courage, Support

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 [...]

Dual Diagnosis

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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