Dual diagnosis patients

I’ve noticed time and again that patients with dual diagnosis or high risk substance use tell me that “if only I got my anxiety/depression/etc under control I would have no problem not using.” Which is an elaborate form of denial, and there are plenty of people with anxiety/depression etc who never even think to turn to substance use when they’re having trouble. (As an attending of mine in residency said, too, people do not drink because they have depression or anxiety but because they like... Read more
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