Posted on Sep 7, 2020
Biden: ‘Drug Abuse Doesn’t Cause Mental Health Problems’
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Biden is so wrong on so many issues. Yes drug abuse can cause mental health problems and exacerbate mental illness. Ernest Benn said “Politics is the art of lookIng everywhere for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it wrongly, and applying unsuitable remedies”. After 47 years in politics Biden is a master. Drug abuse can and does induce mental illness.
Biden: ‘Drug Abuse Doesn’t Cause Mental Health Problems’
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A whole lot of folks self-medicate with intoxicants of all sorts. Will substance abuse exacerbate mental problems? Absolutely. Does it cause those mental problems? Therein lies the question.
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LTC David Brown
Yes some drugs can cause mental illness if abused. https://dualdiagnosis.org/mental-disorders-caused-addiction/
Mental Disorders Caused By Addiction | Dual Diagnosis
Drugs can do more than mask a simple mental illness, however, as some substances have been associated with the development of disorders.
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LTC David Brown
Then there is this. https://www.cpr.org/2019/03/19/daily-marijuana-use-and-highly-potent-weed-linked-to-psychosis/ I became aware of THC psychosis shortly after Colorado legalized weed. Stores were selling very high content THC. People would come in to Colorado, buy say marijuana laced brownies. They would eat a couple, then smoke some and end up in a psychotic episode.
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True. It can lead to mental health issues.
https://www.drugabuse.gov/drug-topics/health-consequences-drug-misuse/mental-health-effects
https://www.drugabuse.gov/drug-topics/health-consequences-drug-misuse/mental-health-effects
Mental Health Effects | National Institute on Drug Abuse
Chronic use of some drugs can lead to both short- and long-term changes in the brain, which can lead to mental health issues including paranoia, depression, anxiety, aggression, hallucinations, and other problems.
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LTC Kevin B.
Part 1: The Connection Between Substance Use Disorders and Mental Illness | National Institute on...
Many individuals who develop substance use disorders (SUD) are also diagnosed with mental disorders, and vice versa.
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LTC David Brown
LTC Kevin B. - I agree, it is not simple and the drug abuse, mental illness nexus leads to so many problems. Homelessness, crime, prostitution drug net works etc. To say one causes the other is a tremendous over reach. Focusing on mental health will help but isn’t the total solution.
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