Conditions We Treat at Discovery Addiction Centers
Discovery Addiction Centers provide expert, evidence-based care for substance use disorders (SUD) and co-occurring conditions.
Fewer diseases are as devastating as addiction, a disease that affects both the person struggling with addiction and everything around them. Eventually, it’ll destroy relationships, end careers, cause serious health conditions, devastate relationships and leave you feeling completely alone. There’s also an enormous risk of fatal overdose.
When combined with co-occurring conditions like depression or PTSD, SUD can feel totally helpless. Here’s the good news – it isn’t.
With our help, you’ll be able to address both conditions,
giving yourself something very few people get: a second chance at life.
What Is Substance Use Disorder?
Substance use disorder (SUD) is a complex disease that involves the repeated use of drugs despite the problems it causes. Continuing to use cannabis despite being fired for showing up to work high, or continuing to drink despite multiple DUIs, are just a few of the ways SUDs affect people.
This happens because drugs cause physical changes in the brain, affecting a person’s mental health. Drugs work by causing the nervous system to release dopamine, a powerful neurotransmitter used in the body’s reward system. Eventually, this causes the body to believe it needs drugs to function normally, which drives people to continue using drugs despite the problems they cause.
What Are Co-Occurring Disorders?
Co-occurring disorders, sometimes called dual diagnosis, happen when a mental health disorder accompanies a substance use disorder. One doesn’t necessarily cause the other. A person can self-medicate for a condition like depression; substance abuse can cause mental health disorders in some cases.
Some common mental health disorders that accompany addiction include:
Mood Disorders
These disorders affect the mood and include bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder.
Anxiety Disorder
Panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder cause people to feel extremely anxious and worried, often without
good reason.
Trauma Disorders
Resulting from enduring a traumatic event, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is the most well-known
trauma disorder.
Personality Disorders
Disorders like borderline personality disorder strongly affect how a person sees themselves, others and their world.
Co-occurring disorders can be very complex. As isolating as they can feel, they’re also surprisingly common – the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) estimates 21.5 million Americans have this
combination of disorders.
The good news is that co-occurring disorders are treatable. With years of successfully treating addiction and co-occurring disorders, we’ll help you safely explore the roots of your conditions and treat them effectively, helping you live the life you truly deserve.
What Are Mental Health Disorders?
Mental health disorders are made of a variety of conditions that impact the way a person feels, thinks and sees themselves and the world around them. Like other chronic conditions, these treatable disorders have physical and mental symptoms.
Mental health disorders include:
Mood Disorders
Major depressive disorder (MDD), bipolar disorder, postpartum depression, seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
Trauma disorders
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), acute stress disorder, adjustment disorder
Anxiety disorders
Generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder
Personality Disorders
Affects the way you view yourself or others
Left untreated, mental health disorders can be genuinely devastating. Their symptoms can make daily tasks feel like an uphill battle to complete. Worse, mental health disorders can send a person to addictive substances for relief…and even cause them to harm themselves.
There isn’t a “cure” for mental health disorders. However, like other chronic conditions, the symptoms of mental disorders can be carefully managed, allowing you to live a happy, fulfilling life.
We’re Here for You
Call us at (949) 415-3771 or via the form below. A Discovery Addiction Centers representative will get in touch with you.