Addiction {Co-Occurring} Mental Health Disorders Story of HOPE & SURVIVAL
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“WORDS CAN BE POWERFUL, CAREFULLY PUT TOGETHER THEY
AREPRICELESS”
-Memoirs Rhonda Johnson
C.O.D.
Co-Occurring
Disorders
HOPE
Co-occurring disorders
1. Can sometimes be difficult to diagnose.
2. Symptoms of substance abuse or addiction can mask symptoms of
mental illness, and symptoms of mental illness can be confused with
symptoms of addiction.
3. People with mental health disorders sometimes do not address their
substance use because they don't believe it is relevant to their
problems.
Approximately 8.9 million adults have co-occurring disorders
Only 7.4 percent of individuals receive treatment for both conditions
with 55.8 percent receiving no treatment at all.* SAMHSA
The Stigma The Trauma The Shame
of co-occurring disorders
Those with co-occurring disorders face complex challenges. They have increased and higher rates of relapse, hospitalization, homelessness, incarceration,
unemployment HIV and Hepatitis C infection
compared to those with either mental or substance use disorders alone
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