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In collaboration with:
The Sunlife FInancial Chair in Adolescent
Mental Health, IWK Health Centre, and
Dalhousie University
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PSYCHOSIS &
SUBSTANCE USE
Index
2 Why do people with psychosis use
drugs & alcohol?
5 Will I recover?
• Improving quality of life including belief in the A relapse with substance use disorders means the
possibility of recovery. person’s problem with substance abuse has returned
after a period of abstinence or controlled use.
• Going beyond just eliminating symptoms of
psychosis and substance use and emphasizing A relapse of a mental illness like psychosis means the
social and other supports. symptoms have returned, such as psychosis.
• Motivation support to help you set and accomplish Relapse will often require more intensive treatment, but
your goals. with access to integrated treatment and psychological
services, along with community supports and self-help
• Taking medications as prescribed groups, most people can and do recover over time.
4 5
WHAT CAN HOW CAN USING SUBSTANCES
6 3
WHAT CAME FIRST: WHERE
?
THE MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEM CAN YOU
OR THE SUBSTANCE USE PROBLEM FIND HELP?
Actually they are both independent problems that
interact with each other.2 They should be seen as •Visit www.schizophrenia.ca
individual disorders. BUT they should be treated
at the same time. •A local mental health centre
Psychosis and substance use interact to make each •A local addictions treatment facility
condition worse, with serious and negative effects
on many areas of people’s lives, including school, •A local Schizophrenia Society Chapter
relationships, health and safety.3
•CMHA branches across Canada
WHY DO PEOPLE
WITH PSYCHOSIS USE MAKING GOALS
DRUGS & ALCOHOL? & REACHING THEM
For the same reasons as everyone else! HELPS PEOPLE RECOVER!
•to feel better •curiosity
•relax •boredom
1 Green, A. & Sherwood Brown, E. Comorbid Schizophrenia and Substance Abuse. J Clin
•have fun •experimentation Psychiatry (67(9) 2006
•relieve stress •cope with a mental illness 2 Concurrent Substance use and Mental Health Disorders: An Information Guide, CAMH, 2004
3 Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia: Understanding Dual Diagnosis: Mental Illness and
•be part of a group Substance Use
4 Drake, R. Ten-year recovery outcomes for clients with co-occuring Schizophrenia and
Substance Use Disorders. Schizophrenia Bulletin, July 2006
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DID YOU KNOW...
Notes
a Many people with psychosis abuse substances at
some point in their lives.