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Dual Diagnosis
An individual may suffer from a serious mental illness or health issues and may slip into drug abuse as a psychological relief. For example, people suffering or in the stake of a coronary artery disease are prescribed Isordil (isosorbide dinitrate) tablets to provide act as analgesic, as the time course extends with prolonged usage, patients might no longer need Isordil as a biological reliever but will need it is a serious psychological dependence, even when isordils are replaced with a placebo, the name alone stands to suffice to help them treat their ailment. Thus when opioid medications treat pain, they are used highly not just for pain relieving but to achieve depressant states at ease. There are prevalent cases where a Psychosis or schizophrenia patient prescribed of opioid medication latter turned into an opioid drug abuser.
- Prescription drug abuse
- Comorbid substance abuse problem
- Clinical Depression