mentallyfit: S1E5: Alcohol and Drug Abuse

On this week's episode Kendra shares some of her experiences while offering advice and information on alcohol and drug abuse, including prescription medication as it pertains to mental health. She explains with the definition around addiction and how it pertains to mental illness and quite honestly addiction is on the DSM for mental illness. It's not one or the other. It's often runs of a concurrent disorder. kendra believes that we have this, especially in the athletic world; we have this belief that we have to be able to maintain ourselves. We tend to not necessarily reach out when we need help and instead we look for the things that we can use to get through on our own.
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