Aiming to address the connections between addiction and mental health disorders, the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey recently hosted a webinar to discuss the best ways to treat both together.
Treating addiction is a difficult process that can become even more complicated when a person also suffers from mental health disorders, according to the non-profit organization. It said only a quarter of those suffering from opioid use and mental health disorders receive treatment for both problems.
On the webinar, health care experts stressed it’s critical to figure out the root issues for each individual.
“We continue to put all of our resources into trying to prevent dependency, addiction and death,” said Angela Conover, director of opioid response and prevention at the Partnership. “And when we look at the issue, we have to see that there are some real connections to mental health. And so it’s important that we look at the entire issue and everything that everyone is facing and dealing with on a daily basis,”
