ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH

Millions of people are affected by both a mental

health condition and a substance use disorder...
Treatment for dual diagnoses should be integrated, treating both problems at the same time.
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* Statistics from Fundamental Facts, a report published by the Mental Health Foundation, January 2007. ** Statistics from WHO. ^ Mental Health Foundation. *** National Comorbidity Study, 1997.
WORLDWIDE IN THE USA
of those dependent on alcohol also
have an additional psychiatric disorder.*
of those dependent on drugs also
have another psychiatric disorder.*
40%
50%
Between 33% and 50% of people with
severe mental health problems consume
alcohol or drugs to problematic levels.*
IN THE UK
of 11-15
year-olds who
smoke regularly
have a mental
disorder.*
90%
Up to 90% of prisoners
have a diagnosable mental
illness, substance abuse
problem, or both.*
of drug users with a
psychiatric disorder
receive no treatment for their
mental health problem.*
Adults with depression are twice as likely to be
smokers than adults without depression.^
The harmful use of alcohol results
in 3.3 million deaths each year.**
Almost 33% of individuals
with depression have had a
co-existing substance use disorder
at some point in their lives.***
People with schizophrenia are three times
more likely to smoke than other people.^
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