Addiction is not only physical dependency it usually originates and is entangled in mental conditions. Mental health issues must not be neglected in substance users, as they only intensify the addiction and make the process of recovery both harder and less effective, in addition to being more prone to relapse. That is why it is necessary to identify the importance of mental health in the process of addiction and treat it to recover as long as possible. Understanding the Connection Between Mental Health and Addiction Drug abuse is also accompanied by a number of additional conditions, including depression, anxiety, PTSD, bipolar disorder, or traumas. This is called a co-occurring disorder or dual diagnosis, which contains both substance use disorder and mental disorder. There are mental problems that encourage their people to use drugs or alcohol as a way of coping. As another example, a person who has anxiety attacks may resort to using sedatives or alcohol to ease her nerves, whereas ...