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Category: Dual Diagnosis

Recent Correlations between Addiction and Other Diagnoses

Posted in Category: Addiction, Dual Diagnosis, News, Recovery, Rehab on Jan 09, 2015 | by admin

According to a recent study by the National Bureau of Economic Research, “when other factors are held constant, mental illness does increase use of addictive goods-relative to use by the overall population-by 20 percent for alcohol, 27 percent for cocaine, and 86 percent for cigarettes.” The correlation between addictions and other mental illness diagnoses has […]