There is very often (probably more than often) a connection between mental health and addiction or substance abuse. I have talked about this often in our classes on Brain Chemistry. Regular drug or alcohol use and especially abuse really interferes with how the brain is working and that interferes...
Prescription Drug Abuse is becoming a bigger and bigger problem. There are a lot of these drugs available at parties and kids are mixing them with alcohol and other drugs which potentially can be lethal. I have talked to a couple of kids in the past two weeks who have unintentionally overdosed...
