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Which comes first . . . the chicken or the egg?
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 463550" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Yes, it is a chicken-and-egg question. Partly because... it cuts both ways. More likely, if you really could go back to the beginning, there would be an underlying mental health issue, that lead into the substance abuse. BUT... substance abuse makes mental health issues worse. And worsening mental health... leads to more substance abuse.</p><p></p><p>Somehow, you have to solve both problems. Makes sense to start with substance abuse... but without solving the other, you might not get to the bottom of it.</p><p></p><p>At least, it was that way for my bro... depression first, then drug and alcohol abuse. But he had to get help for the addictions first, before he could go back and address the depression.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 463550, member: 11791"] Yes, it is a chicken-and-egg question. Partly because... it cuts both ways. More likely, if you really could go back to the beginning, there would be an underlying mental health issue, that lead into the substance abuse. BUT... substance abuse makes mental health issues worse. And worsening mental health... leads to more substance abuse. Somehow, you have to solve both problems. Makes sense to start with substance abuse... but without solving the other, you might not get to the bottom of it. At least, it was that way for my bro... depression first, then drug and alcohol abuse. But he had to get help for the addictions first, before he could go back and address the depression. [/QUOTE]
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