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served millions of people worldwide with great success and calls the disease why or how certain people become so chronically addicted to substances or certain behaviours." changes to show." such as narcotics and alcoholics anonymous are free and driven by donations." addiction treatment" cause and effect the connection between substance abuse and mental illness is complex although the two are closely linked and people often abuse alcohol or drugs to ease the symptoms of an undiagnosed and drug abuse can also increase one's underlying risk for mental disorders or worsen the symptoms of an existing mental health problem component of substance abuse american psychiatric association's diagnostic and statistical manual means is that we can now treat people with substance abuse disorders and addiction problems with the same empathic understanding that we give to our mental health patients," explains lockwood raising awareness both mental illness and substance abuse issues in the country." importance of looking after oneself properly." the psychological impact of substance abuse any form of substance abuse can affect one's ability to function not only physically that teenagers who smoke or drink develop some neurological and emotional major reason for the warning labels on alcohol products for under 18s." can also open themselves up to depression and even psychosis." opioids are often used as medicines because of their chemical properties which about 10% of people prescribed opioids developed depression after a month of addiction treatment and support poverty exacerbates the substance abuse problem in sa because access to free help here for those with mental people with addictions and substance needs to change sooner rather than benefits 91