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The words drug abuse and drug dependency are often used interchangeably, but in reality, there is a difference between abuse of a drug and dependency. Dependency does begin with drug abuse, but addiction is much more than a lot of drug use.

Drug abuse is basically the repeated or uncontrolled use of controlled substances. Another [...]

 
Approximately six weeks ago I heard about a twenty-one-year-old lady named Rachael who is bipolar and who is also dependent on drugs and alcohol.

I remember hearing that in such situations, an individual needs to get treatment for both medical conditions and that mental health difficulties and addiction frequently occur in the same person. [...]