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ADHD and Substance Use Disorder: Key Challenges in Treatment

Co-occurring ADHD and substance use disorder create a reinforcing cycle that complicates diagnosis and treatment; integrated, monitored medication plus therapy improves recovery outcomes.

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I'd run down the road thinking I was God': cannabis users on their psychosis and the clinic trying to help them

It's two years since Isiah found himself on the roof of a south London shopping centre, about to jump. I was very done, he says of that night in November 2023. It felt there was no other route or option. First, I did a walk around everywhere important to me: primary school, secondary, college. Then he headed to Lewisham shopping centre. I remember my head was telling me: You're probably better off doing this.' He was exhausted by his paranoia,

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I was feeling a little smug at how much I had helped a cancer patient. Then came a devastating text | Ranjana Srivastava

Patients with both cancer and untreated mental illness face unequal care: robust cancer services but fragmented, insufficient mental-health support, harming recovery and outcomes.

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ADHD and Substance Use Disorder: Key Challenges in Treatment

I'd run down the road thinking I was God': cannabis users on their psychosis and the clinic trying to help them

I was feeling a little smug at how much I had helped a cancer patient. Then came a devastating text | Ranjana Srivastava

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