Lesson 2: Addiction And Mental Health - Slide  18

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Have You Experienced Mental Health Problems Due To Drug Use?

  • Psychological and behavior problems are caused by the direct effect of the substance used on your brain chemistry
  • Whenever a psychiatric problem occurs only during intoxication or within one month of stopping the drug, it is probably due to the effects of the drug
  • Each of the classes of drugs can result in mental health problems

Notes:

Pg. 127, “My Mental Health”

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