Tag: substance use disorder
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Co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders are the rule—not the exception. Learn how PMHNPs identify and treat dual diagnosis conditions to improve addiction recovery outcomes and reduce relapse risk.
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This article is part of Understanding Addiction: A Psychiatry-Informed Foundation, a series that explains the neuroscience, psychology, and clinical realities behind substance use disorders. One of the biggest misunderstandings in the addiction world is the belief that drug use and addiction are the same thing. They’re not — not even close. People often assume that…