Around 8.9 million Americans suffer from co-occurring mental health conditions and substance use disorders every year, and only 7.4 percent of them receive appropriate treatment, says a 2015 report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). When a person suffers from both the problems simultaneously, for example a mood disorder like depression or bipolar disorder and addiction to alcohol or drugs, it is known as dual diagnosis, or co-occurring disorders.
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