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The link between drug abuse and mental illness  - Undiagnosed mental illness can lead to substance abuse as the person tries to treat the symptoms of the mental condition. Depression, anxiety, paranoia and restlessness are some of the common symptoms that mentally ill addicts are trying to self-medicate.

The toxic link between drug abuse and mental illness - But, sadly, the mental illness and drug addiction at the root of Blevin's troubled life are all too common. They probably already affect someone you love ...