Let's Talk About....Mental Illness and Addiction
"Sometimes even to live is an act of courage" "Addiction is the only prison where the locks are on the inside." "Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it." "It feels like everyone else is moving on with their lives while I am stuck here in this hole that I can't climb out of." According to SAMHSA , the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, an estimated 43.6 million adults in the USA have to fight the daily struggle of a mental illness. Another 20.2 million adults abuse substances. Out of these two HUGE numbers, 7.9 million people are estimated to go through the living hell of both struggling through a mental illness and abusing substances. Yet, this isn't talked about near the amount it should be in our country. As a whole, we have forgotten and/or jus...